The estimated prevalence and correlates of adult ADHD in a German community sample

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-86

  De Zwaan, Martina ^a   Gruß, Barbara ^a   Müller, Astrid ^a   Graap, Holmer ^a   Martin, Alexandra ^a   Glaesmer, Heide ^b   Hilbert, Anja ^c   Philipsen, Alexandra ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult ADHD; General Population; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861685548     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: 14338491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-011-0211-9     Document Type: Article

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