An 'integrative neuroscience perspective on ADHD: Linking cognition, emotion, brain and genetic measures with implications for clinical support

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1607-1621

  Williams, Leanne M ^a,b   Tsang, Tracey W ^b   Clarke, Simon ^b,c   Kohn, Michael ^b,c  

^a BRAINnet Brain Research and Integrative Neuroscience Network   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; brain; BRAINnet; clinical decision support; cognition; emotion; genetics; integrative neuroscience; nonstimulants; stimulants

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; IMAGING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; THINKING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; THINKING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 77957989558     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.140     Document Type: Review

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