Late-onset ADHD in adults: Milder, but still dysfunctional

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 697-701

  Karam, Rafael G ^a   Bau, Claiton H D ^a,b   Salgado, Carlos A I ^a   Kalil, Katiane L S ^a   Victor, Marcelo M ^a   Sousa, Nyvia O ^a   Vitola, Eduardo S ^a   Picon, Felipe A ^a   Zeni, Gregory D ^a   Rohde, Luis A ^b   Belmonte de Abreu, Paulo ^a,b   Grevet, Eugenio H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adults; Age of onset; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Clinical profile; Diagnosis; Diagnostic criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAZIL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749093723     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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