Cognitive Responses to Stress, Depression, and Anxiety and Their Relationship to ADHD Symptoms in First Year Psychology Students

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-37

  Alexander, Sandra J ^a   Harrison, Allyson G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; adult; depression; differential diagnosis; stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870745320     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711413071     Document Type: Article

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