Sex differences in ADHD symptom severity

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 632-639

  Arnett, Anne B ^a   Pennington, Bruce F ^a   Willcutt, Erik G ^b   Defries, John C ^b   Olson, Richard K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; cognitive development; gender difference; mediation; neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENDOPHENOTYPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929224090     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12337     Document Type: Article

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