The Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms, Mood Instability, and Self-Reported Offending

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-346

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik ^b   Adalsteinsson, Tomas F ^b   Young, Susan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

ADHD; mood instability; personality disorder traits; self reported offending

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84876058233     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711429791     Document Type: Article

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