ADHD symptoms across the lifespan in a population-based Swedish sample aged 65 to 80

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 667-675

  Guldberg Kjär, Taina ^a,b   Sehlin, Sally ^c   Johansson, Boo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Lund University   (Sweden)

^c Kungälv Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; lifespan; older adult; persistence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TEMPERAMENT; WENDER UTAH RATING SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84874168883     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212002050     Document Type: Article

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