Validity and clinical feasibility of the ADHD rating scale (ADHD-RS) a Danish Nationwide Multicenter Study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 397-402

  Szomlaiski, N ^a   Dyrborg, J ^b   Rasmussen, H ^c   Schumann, T ^d   Koch, S V ^e   Bilenberg, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Centre   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ADHD RS; Children; Hyperkinetic disorder; Routine outcome; Validation

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIAL EDUCATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58449107410     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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