Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A survey of diagnosis and treatment practices

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 593-601

  Knutson, Kathleen C ^a   O'Malley, Maureen ^b  

^a Anchorage Medical and Surgical Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Nurse practitioner; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALASKA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 78149310064     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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