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Emotional dysregulation in adult ADHD: what is the empirical evidence?

Wolfgang Retz Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany; Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany. [email protected]
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Rolf-Dieter Stieglitz University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland
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Salvatore Corbisiero University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland
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Petra Retz-Junginger Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany; Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Michael Rösler Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany; Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
Pages 1241-1251 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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