Life impairments in adults with medication-treated ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 524-531

  Safren, Steven A ^a,b   Sprich, Susan E ^a,b   Cooper Vince, Christine ^a   Knouse, Laura E ^a,b   Lerner, Jonathan A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Life impairments; Life satisfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77649256415     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709332460     Document Type: Article

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