Comorbidity prevalence and treatment outcome in children and adolescents with ADHD

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1443-1457

  Reale, Laura ^a,f   Bartoli, Beatrice ^b,c   Cartabia, Massimo ^a   Zanetti, Michele ^a   Costantino, Maria Antonella ^d   Canevini, Maria Paola ^e   Termine, Cristiano ^b,c   Bonati, Maurizio ^a   Conte, Stefano ^f   Renzetti, Valeria ^f   Salvoni, Laura ^f   Molteni, Massimo ^f   Salandi, Antonio ^f   Trabattoni, Sara ^f   Effedri, Paola ^f   Filippini, Elena ^f   Pedercini, Elisabetta ^f   Zanetti, Edda ^f   Fteita, Nadia ^f   Arisi, Daniele ^f   Mapelli, Roberta ^f   Frassica, Simona ^f   Oriani, Simonetta ^f   Trevisan, Christian ^f   Acquistapace, Susanna ^f   Martinelli, Ottaviano ^f   Villani, Davide ^f   Binaghi, Emanuela ^f   Deriu, Andrea ^f   Ricotta, Ernesta ^f   Borchia, Arianna ^f   Morosini, Paola ^f   Breviglieri, Maddalena ^f   Capovilla, Giuseppe ^f   Segala, Roberto ^f   Bissoli, Claudio ^f   Cropanese, Isabella ^f   Fornaro, Emiddio ^f   Merati, Silvia ^f   Ottolini, Alberto ^f   Saccani, Monica ^f   Vaccari, Roberto ^f   Valenti, Vera ^f   Valentino, Alessandra ^f   Balottin, Umberto ^f   Chiappedi, Matteo ^f   Vlacos, Elena ^f   Meraviglia, Corrado ^f   Palmieri, Maria Grazia ^f   Ruffoni, Gianpaolo ^f   Rinaldi, Francesco ^f   Soardi, Federica ^f   Luoni, Chiara ^f   Pavone, Francesca ^f   Rossi, Giorgio ^f   more..

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c Child Neuropsychiatry Unit   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Comorbidity; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85019601334     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1005-z     Document Type: Article

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