Sustained attention and behavioral characteristics associated with ADHD in adults

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-116

  Avisar, Alon ^a   Shalev, Lilach ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

ADHD; Big Five; CPT; personality; response inhibition; sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79958743650     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2010.547777     Document Type: Article

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