The experience of receiving a diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adulthood: A qualitative study of clinically referred patients using interpretative phenomenological analysis

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 493-503

  Young, Susan ^a   Bramham, Jessica ^a   Gray, Katie ^b   Rose, Esther ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Diagnosis; IPA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 37249089883     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707305172     Document Type: Article

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