Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 177-182 , 30 December 2009

Are cognitive deficits in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder related to the course of the disorder? A prospective controlled follow-up study of grown up boys with persistent and remitting course

  • Joseph Biederman

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care-YAW-6A-6900, 32 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Tel.: +1 617 726 1743; fax: +1 617 724 1540.
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  • Carter R. Petty

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Sarah W. Ball

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Ronna Fried

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Alysa E. Doyle

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Daniel Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Carly Henderson

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Stephen V. Faraone

      Affiliations

    • SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Physiology, Syracuse, NY, USA

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 12 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.09.010

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 177-182 , 30 December 2009

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