Quality of life of men and women with borderline intelligence and attention deficit disorders living in community residences: A comparative study

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 435-443

  Rimmerman, Arie ^a   Yurkevich, Oren ^a   Birger, Moshe ^b   Araten Bergman, Tal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BEER YAAKOV MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorders; Borderline intelligence; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27744487134     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054705281765     Document Type: Article

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