Diagnostic Criteria for ADHD: Impact of the DSM-5 Criteria on Prevalence of ADHD

Abstract

Investigators at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, compared the prevalence and clinical correlates of DSM-IV-TR versus DSM-5-defined ADHD and subtypes in a nationally representative sample of US youth based on age-of-onset criterion.

Keywords

• predominantly inattentive
• hyperactive-impulsive
• mood disorder