Coexisting psychiatric problems and stressful life events in adults with symptoms of ADHD-A large swedish population-based study of twins

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-22

  Friedrichs, Bettina ^a   Igl, Wilmar ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^a   Larsson, Jan Olov ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; adults; comorbidities; generalized linear mixed effects models; population based study; twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGISTER; RISK; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGISTRIES; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 84055214125     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054710376909     Document Type: Article

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