Relation of maternal stress during pregnancy to symptom severity and response to treatment in children with ADHD

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Grizenko, Natalie ^a,b,c   Shayan, Yasaman Rajabieh ^a   Polotskaia, Anna ^c   Ter Stepanian, Marina ^c   Joober, Ridha ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Canada)

^c DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Methylphenidate; Pregnancy; Stress

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 39149119952     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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