ADHD burden of illness in older adults: A life course perspective

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 795-799

  Brod, Meryl ^a   Schmitt, Eva ^b,c   Goodwin, Marc ^d   Hodgkins, Paul ^e   Niebler, Gwendolyn ^f  

^a Brod Group   (United States)

^b Institute on Aging   (United States)

^c Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SHIRE   (United States)

^f Cephalon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Aged; Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84863620521     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9981-9     Document Type: Review

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