Current Australian pediatric practice in the assessment and treatment of ADHD

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 328-333

  Efron, Daryl ^a,b,c   Davies, Sarah ^a,b   Sciberras, Emma ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); audit; pediatrician; stimulant medications

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ASSESSMENT; ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD); AUDIT; PEDIATRICIAN; STIMULANT MEDICATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROPYLAMINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880007840     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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