Examining the nature of the comorbidity between pediatric attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-87

  Biederman, J ^a,b   Petty, C R ^a   Spencer, T J ^a,b   Woodworth, K Y ^a   Bhide, P ^c   Zhu, J ^c   Faraone, S V ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder (ADD); Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Comorbidity; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84878919061     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12011     Document Type: Article

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