The experiences of and attitudes toward non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder used in school settings: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-82

  Moore, Darren A ^a   Gwernan Jones, Ruth ^a   Richardson, Michelle ^b   Racey, Daniel ^a   Rogers, Morwenna ^a   Stein, Ken ^a   Thompson Coon, Jo ^a   Ford, Tamsin J ^a   Garside, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; intervention; qualitative; review; school

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE; DATA BASE; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL BASED INTERVENTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EID: 84959248220     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2016.1139296     Document Type: Article

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