In most cases, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is used to assess the symptoms. An adult may be diagnosed with predominantly inattentive ADHD if ...
To be eligible to participate in the trial, children must: (1) be aged between 5 years and 8 years 11 months at the time of randomisation; (2) have a primary Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...
It wasn’t until the publication of the DSM-IV in 1994 that ADHD was recognized as potentially extending into adulthood. Even then, the criteria were primarily based on studies involving only ...
In its historical context, psychiatry and psychology traditionally viewed conditions like autism or ADHD through a pathologising lens. The DSM-5, for example, categorises neurodivergent conditions ...
Because ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder, the current DSM says symptoms must be apparent by age 12. But Ramsay said that requirement may miss some adolescents. There’s evidence that ADHD symptoms ...