Examining the comorbidity between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar I disorder: A meta-analysis of family genetic studies

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1256-1266

  Faraone, Stephen V ^a   Biederman, Joseph ^a   Wozniak, Janet ^a  

^a not available ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY GENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; HUMAN; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84871829405     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010087     Document Type: Review

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