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DSM-V and the future diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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In general, recommendations for the DSM-V and future diagnoses of psychiatric disorders include a dimensional approach to complement the standard categorical approach. For the assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dimensional approaches to supplement the rigid categorical approach of the DSM-IV abound. Historically, dimensions based on severity of symptoms of ADHD and severity of general psychopathology have been used. General dimensional approaches described by a workgroup organized by the American Psychiatric Association are reviewed to provide background and context for a discussion of old and new dimensional approaches to complement future categorical diagnosis of ADHD in the DSM-V.

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Swanson, J.M., Wigal, T. & Lakes, K. DSM-V and the future diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Curr Psychiatry Rep 11, 399–406 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-009-0060-7

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