The relationship between satisfaction with life, ADHD symptoms, and associated problems among university students

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 507-515

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik ^b   Eyjolfsdottir, Gudrun Agusta ^b   Smari, Jakob ^b   Young, Susan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

ADHD; ADHD associated problems; R R2 ADHD Training Evaluation (RATE); Rating scales; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 65349185603     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708323018     Document Type: Article

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