An examination of the impact of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder on IQ: A large controlled family-based analysis

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 608-616

  Biederman, Joseph ^a,b   Fried, Ronna ^a,b   Petty, Carter ^b   Mahoney, Laura ^b   Faraone, Stephen V ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Deficits; Intelligence quotient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN DISEASE; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84873023309     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371205701005     Document Type: Article

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