Clinical, neuropsychological and structural convergences and divergences between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: A systematic review

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 438-449

  Xenaki, Lida Alkisti ^a   Pehlivanidis, Artemios ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ADHD; BPD; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychology; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937156166     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.049     Document Type: Review

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