title: Is there a need to reformulate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder criteria in future nosologic classifications?
abstract: The development of classification systems in psychiatry has been a complex task. In clinical settings, these classification systems help communication about disorders among professionals and between them and their patients. In addition, a diagnosis based on these nosologic systems has a central role for mental health insurance policies. There is a recent interest in research opportunities for improving the nosology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in future classification systems like the DSM-V and the ICD-11. This article addresses the potential need to reformulate ADHD criteria in future nosologic classifications.
authors.affiliation: ADHD Outpatient Program, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, Room 2201A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003 Brazil. lrohde@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Luis Augusto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rohde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005544:Forecasting; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D010641:Phenotype; D012737:Sex Factors