Diagnosis and management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults with and without learning disability

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 251-253

  Buckley, Sarah ^a,b   Dodd, Philip ^b,c   Burke, Amanda ^d   Guerin, Suzanne ^b   McEvoy, John ^e   Hillery, John ^b,f  

^a Lucena Clinic   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Department of Learning Disability ^*  (Ireland)

^d Child and Family Guidance Centre   (Ireland)

^e DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^f Stewart's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VENLAFAXINE; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33745764599     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.7.251     Document Type: Article

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