Diagnosis of ADHD in Adults: What Is the Appropriate DSM-5 Symptom Threshold for Hyperactivity-Impulsivity?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 631-634

  Solanto, Mary V ^a   Wasserstein, Jeanette ^a   Marks, David J ^a   Mitchell, Katherine J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; adults; diagnostic criteria; DSM 5; DSM IV; hyperactivity impulsivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84867055017     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711416910     Document Type: Article

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