Diagnosing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in college students: An investigation of the impact of informant ratings on diagnosis and subjective impairment

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-283

  Katz, Nolan ^a   Petscher, Yaacov ^a   Welles, Theresa ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; ADHD diagnosis; ADHD impairment; ADHD informant ratings; Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Self report ratings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 70350540485     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708326112     Document Type: Article

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