Is Behavioral Regulation in Children With ADHD Aggravated by Comorbid Anxiety Disorder?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-66

  Sørensen, Lin ^a   Plessen, Kerstin J ^a,b   Nicholas, Jude ^c   Lundervold, Astri J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Statped Vest   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADHD; anxiety; behavioral regulation; BRIEF; inattention

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 78650143243     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709356931     Document Type: Article

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