Inconsistent self-report of delinquency by adolescents and young adults with ADHD

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 645-656

  Sibley, Margaret H ^a   Pelham, William E ^a   Molina, Brooke S G ^b   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^a   Gnagy, Elizabeth M ^a   Babinski, Dara E ^a   Biswas, Aparajita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Assessment; Delinquency; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955862828     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9404-3     Document Type: Article

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