DSM-5 Age Change For ADHD Onset Criterion Validated

 In the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, the age of onset criterion for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was changed from 7, where it was placed in DSM-IV, to 12. The writers said they changed the age to reflect the importance of clinical presentation during childhood for accurate diagnosis, while also acknowledging the difficulties in establishing precise childhood onset retrospectively. A recent paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says it has validated that decision. read more

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