Aggression in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1581-1594

  King, Sara ^a,b   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^c  

^a Wood Street Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; aggression; children; comorbidity; disruptive behavior

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; METHYLPHENIDATE; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FAMILY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOMNOLENCE; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77957991076     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.146     Document Type: Review

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