Functional impairments in adults with self-reports of diagnosed ADHD: A controlled study of 1001 adults in the community

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 524-540

  Biederman, Joseph ^a   Faraone, Stephen V ^b   Spencer, Thomas J ^a   Mick, Eric ^a   Monuteaux, Michael C ^a   Aleardi, Megan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646812224     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v67n0403     Document Type: Review

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