An Epidemiological Study of ADHD, Substance Use, and Comorbid Problems in Incarcerated Women in Sweden

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-52

  Konstenius, Maija ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^a   Lundholm, Lena ^b   Philips, Bjorn ^c   van de Glind, Geurt ^d   Jayaram Lindström, Nitya ^a   Franck, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ADHD; comorbidity; incarcerated; women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919635331     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712451126     Document Type: Article

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