Advantages of an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood: Evidence from online narratives

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1486-1496

  Fleischmann, Amos ^a   Fleischmann, Rafael Haim ^b  

^a ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); coping and adaptation; grounded theory; health and well being; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; NARRATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84867004698     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312457468     Document Type: Article

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