The effect of maternal stress during pregnancy on IQ and ADHD symptomatology

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 92-99

  Grizenko, Natalie ^a   Fortier, Marie Ève ^b   Gaudreau Simard, Mathilde ^a   Jolicoeur, Claude ^a   Joober, Ridha ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DMHUI   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; IQ; Maternal stress during pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONNOR GLOBAL INDEX FOR PARENTS; CONNOR GLOBAL INDEX FOR TEACHERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN;

EID: 84940654274     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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