Living in chaos and striving for control: How adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder deal with their disorder

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-261

  Toner, Michele ^a   O'Donoghue, Thomas ^a   Houghton, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Chaos; Grounded Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745607610     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120600716190     Document Type: Article

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