Viewing Preschool Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Through a Developmental Lens: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 627-643

  Chacko, Anil ^a   Wakschlag, Lauren ^b   Hill, Carri ^b   Danis, Barbara ^b   Espy, Kimberly Andrews ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Disruptive behavior; Nosology; Preschool; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 66149155015     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2009.02.003     Document Type: Review

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