Comparing ADHD in velocardiofacial syndrome to idiopathic ADHD: A preliminary study

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-73

  Antshel, Kevin M ^a   Faraone, Stephen V ^a   Fremont, Wanda ^a   Monuteaux, Michael C ^b   Kates, Wendy R ^a   Doyle, Alysa ^b   Mick, Eric ^b   Biederman, Joseph ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Mental retardation; Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

EID: 34250752355     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707299397     Document Type: Article

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