Guide to Assessment Scales in Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

A comprehensive guide to the assessment scales, interviews, and questionnaires for ADHD for children, adolescence, and adults. Written by world-renowned experts in psychiatry, specifically in ADHD. Dr Conners work in this book is invaluable as he is the author of the most widely used assessment sca...

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Main Authors: Kollins, Scott H. (Author), Sparrow, Elizabeth P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Conners, C. Keith. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd., 2010.
Edition:Second Edition.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-42-9
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