Trends in recognition of and service use for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Britain, 1999-2004

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 803-810

  Sayal, Kapil ^a   Ford, Tamsin ^b   Goodman, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955403215     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.8.803     Document Type: Article

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