ADHD subtypes and co-occurring anxiety, depression, and oppositional-defiant disorder: Differences in Gordon Diagnostic System and Wechsler working memory and processing speed index scores

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 540-550

  Mayes, Susan Dickerson ^a   Calhoun, Susan L ^a   Chase, Gary A ^a   Mink, Danielle M ^a   Stagg, Ryan E ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD subtypes; Anxiety; Depression; Gordon Diagnostic System; Oppositional defiant disorder; WISC IV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 65349113808     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708320402     Document Type: Article

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