Are patient-administered attention deficit hyperactivity disorder scales suitable for adults?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-174

  Rogers, Edwin S ^a   Spalding, Steven L ^a   Eckard, Alexis A ^a   Wallace, Lorraine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD assessment; Cognition; Rating scales; Readability; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING;

EID: 70349192908     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708323017     Document Type: Article

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