Correspondence and Disparity in the Self- and Other Ratings of Current and Childhood ADHD Symptoms and Impairment in Adults With ADHD

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 437-446

  Barkley, Russell A ^a   Knouse, Laura E ^b,c   Murphy, Kevin R ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Adult ADHD Clinic of Central Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Impairment rating; Self other disparity; Symptom rating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79959304908     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022172     Document Type: Article

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