Distinguishing borderline personality disorder from adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A clinical and dimensional perspective

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 107-114

  Prada, Paco ^a   Hasler, Roland ^a   Baud, Patrick ^a   Bednarz, Giovanna ^a   Ardu, Stefano ^b   Krejci, Ivo ^b   Nicastro, Rosetta ^a   Aubry, Jean Michel ^a,b   Perroud, Nader ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ADHD; Aggression; Anger; Child maltreatment; Impulsivity; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84899920226     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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