ADHD in college students: Developmental findings

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Weyandt, Lisa L ^a   DuPaul, George J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; College students; Developmental functioning; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 58149172048     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.38     Document Type: Review

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