Examining anxiety and depression as moderators of the associations between ADHD symptoms and academic and social problems in Hispanic adolescents

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 265-275

  Becker, Stephen P ^a,b   Fite, Paula J ^c   Vitulano, Michael L ^d   Rubens, Sonia L ^c   Evans, Spencer C ^c   Cooley, John L ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic functioning; ADHD; Adolescence; Anxiety; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Comorbidity; Depression; Hispanic youth; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; SOCIAL PROBLEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899895230     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9394-x     Document Type: Article

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