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Changes in the definition of ADHD in DSM-5: subtle but important

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: While there were earlier descriptions of children with high levels of activity and impulsivity , what is now called ADHD first appeared in the American Psychiatric Association’s DSMâÂÂII in 1968. In DSMâÂÂII, the disorder was termed hyperkinetic reaction of childhood, which as the name implies focused primarily on symptoms of excessive motor activity. With the publication of DSMâÂÂIII in 1980, the disorder was markedly reconceptualized with a focus on problems with attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, and was renamed attention deficit disorder (with and without hyperactivity).

Source: Neuropsychiatry

DOI: 10.2217/npy.13.59

Authors: Jeffery N Epstein, Richard EA Loren

Institutions: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati

Language: English

Topic: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health