The prevalence and correlates of adult ADHD

ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 9-17

  Kessler, Ronald C ^a   Adler, Leonard A ^b   Barkley, Russell ^c   Biederman, Joseph ^d   Keith Conners, C ^e   Greenhill, Laurence L ^f   Spencer, Thomas ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Weill Medical Center   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84926986525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511780752.002     Document Type: Chapter

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