Evaluating Parental Disagreement in ADHD Diagnosis: Can We Rely on a Single Report From Home?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 561-566

  Caye, Arthur ^a   Machado, Julia D ^a   Rohde, Luís A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ADHD; educational level; interrater agreement; SNAP IV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85018945324     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054713504134     Document Type: Article

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