Personality disorders and clinical syndromes in ADHD prisoners

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-313

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Wells, June ^b   Young, Susan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Alcohol dependence; Disorganized personality traits; Maladaptive traits; Personality disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 80052709611     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054710385068     Document Type: Article

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