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Journal article

Childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults with anxiety disorders

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous research has reported co-morbidity between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety disorders. Interpretation of these findings is complicated by symptom overlap in the clinical presentation of the disorders. We estimate the prevalence of ADHD in both the current and childhood histories of adults with anxiety disorders, while taking symptom overlap into account. We also evaluate the utility of the Wender …

Authors

MANCINI C; VAN AMERINGEN M; OAKMAN JM; FIGUEIREDO D

Journal

Psychological Medicine, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 515–525

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

May 1999

DOI

10.1017/s0033291798007697

ISSN

0033-2917