Brief report: The impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms on academic performance in an adolescent community sample

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 225-231

  Birchwood, James ^a   Daley, Dave ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic attainment; Impulsivity; Inattention; Schools

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84855587467     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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