The resting electrophysiological profile in adults with ADHD and comorbid dysfunctional anger: A pilot study

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Jaworska, Natalia ^a,b   Berrigan, Lindsay ^c   Ahmed, Adekunle Garba ^b   Gray, Johnathan ^b   Korovessis, Athanassia ^b   Fisher, Derek James ^b,d   Bradford, John ^b   Federoff, Paul ^b   Knott, Verner Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Dysfunctional anger; Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSFUNCTIONAL ANGER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; ADULTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD); CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REST;

ADULTS; ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD); DYSFUNCTIONAL ANGER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG);

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REST;

EID: 84882965299     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: 21695202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1550059412465607     Document Type: Article

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