Risk-Taking Behavior in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a Review of Potential Underlying Mechanisms

Yehuda Pollak1, Tycho J Dekkers2,3, Rachel Shoham4,5

  • 1The Seymour Fox School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. yehuda.pollak@mail.huji.ac.il.

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