Are steeper discounting rates in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder specifically associated with hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms or is this a statistical artifact?

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Paloyelis, Yannis ^a   Stahl, Daniel R ^a   Mehta, Mitul ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTIFACT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

ARTIFACTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; REFERENCE VALUES; REWARD; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955716891     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.02.025     Document Type: Letter

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