Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 325-331 , May 2010

An aid for diagnosing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at adulthood: psychometric properties of the French versions of two Wender Utah Rating Scales (WURS-25 and WURS-K)

  • Hervé M. Caci

      Affiliations

    • CHU de Nice, Hôpital Archet 2, Pôle Enfants-Adolescents, F-06202 Nice Cedex 3, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 4 92 03 92 91; fax: +33 4 92 03 65 67.
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  • Jacques Bouchez

      Affiliations

    • Clinique “Liberté”, Substance Abuse Department, 10, rue de la Liberté, F-92220 Bagneux, France
    • ,
  • Franck J. Baylé

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descarte, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Service Hospitalo-Universitaire, INSERM U796, 7, rue Cabanis, F-75014 Paris, France

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PII: S0010-440X(09)00069-8

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.05.006

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 325-331 , May 2010

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