Combining cognitive and personality measures of impulse control in the assessment of childhood ADHD

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-215

  Rauch, Wolfgang A ^a   Gold, Andreas ^a   Schmitt, Kathrin ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Impulse control; Impulsivity; Inhibition; Predictive power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862197192     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000128     Document Type: Article

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