Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in older adults in the Netherlands

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 298-305

  Michielsen, Marieke ^a,b   Semeijn, Evert ^a,b   Comijs, Hannie C ^a   Van De Ven, Peter ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Kooij, J J Sandra ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PsyQ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84867020669     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.101196     Document Type: Article

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