Cross-national prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Fayyad, J; De Graaf, R; Kessler, R; Alonso, J; Angermeyer, M; Demyttenaere, K; De Girolamo, G; M Haro, J; G Karam, E; Lara, C; Lépine, J-P; Ormel, J; Posada-Villa, J; M Zaslavsky, A; Jin, R

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.034389

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Cross-national prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Published in The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science • May 1, 2007

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J Fayyad

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R De Graaf

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R Kessler

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the epidemiology of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). AIMS: To estimate the prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV adult ADHD in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative. METHOD: An ADHD screen was administered to respond...

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