The association of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with socioeconomic disadvantage: Alternative explanations and evidence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 436-445

  Russell, Ginny ^a   Ford, Tamsin ^a   Rosenberg, Rachel ^b   Kelly, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; child development; longitudinal studies; social class; sociocultural influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84898051184     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12170     Document Type: Article

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