ADHD in adult psychiatry. Minimum rates and clinical presentation in general psychiatry outpatients

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-71

  Nylander, Lena ^a   Holmqvist, Maria ^a   Gustafson, Lars ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult; Comorbidity; General psychiatry; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WENDER UTAH RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 59249092371     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802416323     Document Type: Article

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