Lack of gender effects on subtype outcomes in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Support for the validity of subtypes

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 311-319

  Grevet, E H ^a   Bau, C H D ^b   Salgado, C A I ^a   Fischer, A G ^a   Kalil, K ^a   Victor, M M ^a   Garcia, Ch R ^a   Sousa, N O ^a   Rohde, L A ^a,b   Belmonte De Abreu, P ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adults; DSM IV; Sex; Subtype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33747827594     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0639-5     Document Type: Article

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