Diagnostic controversies in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1948-1956

  McGough, James J ^a   Barkley, Russell A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL 5 (1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINYL)ISOXAZOLE; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NOMIFENSINE; PEMOLINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 7444245469     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.1948     Document Type: Review

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