DSM-V and the future diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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.
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, 19722 MacArthur Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92612-4480, USA.
James M
JM
Swanson
Timothy
T
Wigal
Kimberley
K
Lakes
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D013694:Temperament