The Neuropsychological Profile of Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adult ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1047-1055

  Antshel, Kevin M ^a   Biederman, Joseph ^b   Spencer, Thomas J ^b   Faraone, Stephen V ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; attention deficit disorder (ADD); neuropsychology; post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84994197575     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054714522512     Document Type: Article

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