Psychometric properties of an adult ADHD diagnostic interview

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 504-514

  Epstein, Jeffery N ^a,b   Kollins, Scott H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult; Assessment; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 31644442030     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054705283575     Document Type: Review

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