Demographic Characteristics and Psychiatric Comorbidity of Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with ADHD in Specialized Healthcare

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 574-582

  Joelsson, Petteri ^a   Chudal, Roshan ^a   Gyllenberg, David ^a,b   Kesti, Anna Kaisa ^a   Hinkka Yli Salomäki, Susanna ^a   Virtanen, Juha Pekka ^a   Huttunen, Jukka ^a   Ristkari, Terja ^a   Parkkola, Kai ^c,d   Gissler, Mika ^a,e,f,g   Sourander, Andre ^a,b,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Navy Command   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

ADHD; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Register based; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84944547473     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-015-0591-6     Document Type: Article

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