Psychiatry Research
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 123-133 , 15 September 2005

Impulsivity in depressed children and adolescents: A comparison between behavioral and neuropsychological data

  • Maria G. Cataldo

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Unit, Scientific Institute ‘Eugenio Medea’, via Don Luigi Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 31 877 378; fax: +39 31 877 499.
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  • Maria Nobile

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Unit, Scientific Institute ‘Eugenio Medea’, via Don Luigi Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
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  • Maria Luisa Lorusso

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Unit, Scientific Institute ‘Eugenio Medea’, via Don Luigi Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
    • ,
  • Marco Battaglia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University ‘Vita-Salute San Raffaele’ and San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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  • Massimo Molteni

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Unit, Scientific Institute ‘Eugenio Medea’, via Don Luigi Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy

Received 26 September 2003 ,Accepted 15 December 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.12.012

Psychiatry Research
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 123-133 , 15 September 2005

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