The Attention and Executive Function Rating Inventory (ATTEX): Psychometric properties and clinical utility in diagnosing ADHD subtypes

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 439-448

  Klenberg, Liisa ^a,b   Jämsä, Sari ^b   Häyrinen, Taru ^c   Lahti Nuuttila, Pekka ^a   Korkman, Marit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Rehabilitation Center Larmis   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adolescents; Children; Executive functions; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEVICES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 78649432318     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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