2010
DOI: 10.1177/1087054710365982
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A Critical Review of ADHD Diagnostic Criteria: What to Address in the DSM-V

Abstract: ADHD is an impairing psychological disorder that predominantly affects children, but also adults to a lesser extent. As a result, a considerable amount of research has been completed in recent years to better understand the nature of the disorder to best treat individuals experiencing symptoms of ADHD. Especially with the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) (DSM-V) on the horizon, substantial empirical work has been analyzing current ADHD diagnostic criteria and w… Show more

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“…1953)." As the release of DSM-5 approached, a variety of recommendations were made to increase the applicability of ADHD criteria across the lifespan (e.g., Barkley, 2010;Barkley et al, 2008;Bell, 2011;Coghill & Seth, 2011;Hechtman, French, Mongia, & Cherkasova, 2011;Kessler et al, 2010;McGough & Barkley, 2004;McGough & McCracken, 2006;Polanczyk et al, 2010;Ramtekkar, Reiersen, Todorov, & Todd, 2010;Rutter, 2011). Initial proposed changes to the DSM-5 included shifting the diagnostic symptom threshold to 4/9 symptoms of IA or H/I in individuals aged 17 or older (for rationale, see Heiligenstein, Conyers, Berns, & Miller, 1998;Kooij et al, 2005).…”
Section: Dsm-iv Adhd Diagnostic Limitations and Controversiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…1953)." As the release of DSM-5 approached, a variety of recommendations were made to increase the applicability of ADHD criteria across the lifespan (e.g., Barkley, 2010;Barkley et al, 2008;Bell, 2011;Coghill & Seth, 2011;Hechtman, French, Mongia, & Cherkasova, 2011;Kessler et al, 2010;McGough & Barkley, 2004;McGough & McCracken, 2006;Polanczyk et al, 2010;Ramtekkar, Reiersen, Todorov, & Todd, 2010;Rutter, 2011). Initial proposed changes to the DSM-5 included shifting the diagnostic symptom threshold to 4/9 symptoms of IA or H/I in individuals aged 17 or older (for rationale, see Heiligenstein, Conyers, Berns, & Miller, 1998;Kooij et al, 2005).…”
Section: Dsm-iv Adhd Diagnostic Limitations and Controversiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To this end, I echo Heiligenstein and colleagues (1998), who, while arguing for a reduced symptom cutoff, stated that "sole reliance on DSM-IV symptom threshold criteria to establish the diagnosis of ADHD in college students is conceptually weak" (p. 187). Indeed, a number of past authors (e.g., Bell, 2011;Gibbins & Weiss, 2007;Sibley et al, 2012) have highlighted the importance of considering impairment when assessing ADHD. Still, the area remains controversial.…”
Section: Effects Of Symptom Thresholds On Outcomementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood which has three main characteristics of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity (1). ADHD affects individuals across the life span with a typically early onset in the development process, usually within the first 5 years of life.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Todos estos aspectos, de un modo u otro, están avalados por numerosas investigaciones que señalan que los alumnos con TDAH presentan mayores dificultades en muchos dominios de socialización (Muñoz y Moreno, 2008;Bell, 2010), problemas de aprendizaje (Daley y Birchwood, 2010) y problemas de internalización (Bell, 2010). De cualquier modo, en la composición de los cuestionarios se echa en falta la existencia de ítems que vayan referidos a funciones ejecutivas básicas como memoria de trabajo, así como a factores motivacionales como la aversión al retraso, todos ellos relacionados muy directamente con los síntomas nucleares del trastorno (Thorell, 2007;Barkley, 2009).…”
Section: Tabla 2 Criterios Del Dsm-v Representados En Los íTems De Lunclassified