How do different diagnostic criteria, age and gender affect the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults? An epidemiological study in a Hungarian community sample

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 260, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-296

  Bitter, István ^a   Simon, Viktoria ^a   Bálint, Sára ^a   Mészáros, Ágnes ^a   Czobor, Pál ^a,b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult; Diagnostic criteria; Hungarian; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955915221     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-009-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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