Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a high intellectual quotient/giftedness

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 293-299

  Antshel, Kevin M ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Giftedness; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 58149166881     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.34     Document Type: Review

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