Hiding parts of one's self from others – a grounded theory study on teenagers diagnosed with ADHD

Ulrika Hallberg; Gunilla Klingberg; Wenche Setsaa; Anders Möller

doi:10.1080/15017410903478964

Hiding parts of one's self from others – a grounded theory study on teenagers diagnosed with ADHD

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 12 (2010): Issue 3

By: Ulrika Hallberg, Gunilla Klingberg, Wenche Setsaa and Anders Möller

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|Feb 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410903478964 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 211 - 220

Submitted on: Sep 9, 2008

Accepted on: Jun 22, 2009

Published on: Feb 3, 2010

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

ADHD,

grounded theory,

identity,

teenager

© 2010 Ulrika Hallberg, Gunilla Klingberg, Wenche Setsaa, Anders Möller, published by Stockholm University Press
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