Relationship between parenting stress and ratings of executive functioning in children with ADHD

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 452-464

  Joyner, Krystle B ^a   Silver, Cheryl H ^a   Stavinoha, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment of children; Behavior ratings; Executive function; Parent report; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649091065     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282909333945     Document Type: Article

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