Impulsive Aggression as a Comorbidity of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 19-25

  Saylor, Keith E ^a   Amann, Birgit H ^b  

^a NeuroScience Inc   (United States)

^b Behavioral Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATOMOXETINE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLONIDINE; GUANFACINE; MOLINDONE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; RISPERIDONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AGONIST; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PEER REJECTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84958984917     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0126     Document Type: Article

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