Bipolar and ADHD Comorbidity: Both Artifact and Outgrowth of Shared Mechanisms

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-359

  Youngstrom, Eric A ^a   Arnold, L Eugene ^b   Frazier, Thomas W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Bipolar disorder; Comorbidity; Developmental psychopathology; Mania; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650165954     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2010.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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