Questioning the Specificity of ASRS-v1.1 to Accurately Detect ADHD in Substance Abusing Populations

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 661-663

  Chiasson, Jean Pierre ^a   Stavro, Katherine ^a,b   Rizkallah, Élie ^a,b   Lapierre, Luc ^a   Dussault, Maxime ^a   Legault, Louis ^a   Potvin, Stéphane ^a,b  

^a Clinique Nouveau Depart   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult ADHD Self Report Scale; diagnosis; specificity; substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DRUG USERS; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84867056382     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711425768     Document Type: Review

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