Presenting ADHD symptoms, subtypes, and comorbid disorders in clinically referred adults with ADHD

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1557-1562

  Wilens, Timothy E ^a   Biederman, Joseph ^a   Faraone, Stephen V ^b   Martelon, Marykate ^b   Westerberg, Diana ^b   Spencer, Thomas J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 72849122052     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.08m04785pur     Document Type: Article

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