Underdiagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adult patients: A review of the literature

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Ginsberg, Ylva ^a   Quintero, Javier ^b   Anand, Ernie ^c   Casillas, Marta ^d   Upadhyaya, Himanshu P ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA LEONOR   (Spain)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d Eli Lilly   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; DSM-IV-TR; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84904244437     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.13r01600     Document Type: Article

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