1. Controversy
2. Diagnostics
3. Treatment
4. Etiology
5. Theory
6. Neuromyths
1. Controversy
- Overperscription
2. Diagnostics
- History shows that ADHD has been described many years ago
- Sir Alexander Crichton (1763-1856)
- Fidgety Phil (Heinrich Hoffman 1809-1894)
DSM
- Minimal Brain Damage (MBD) → in the fifties
- ADHD result of brain damage during pregnancy / early after birth
- DSM-2: the hyperkinetic reaction of childhood
- ADHD result of bad upbringing
- DSM-3: ADD/H & ADD/V
- 2 subtypes: With or without hyperactivity
- DSM-4: ADHD-c, ADHD-I, ADHD-HI
- 3 subtypes: intentive, compulsive
- DSM-5: current symptom presentations (C, I, HI)
- No subtypes but current symptom presentations, it can change
DSM-5
- Symptom criterion: 6 or more
, - Age criterion: <12
- Context criterion: 2 or more
- Limitations criterion: hindrance
- Other disorders criterion: symptoms cannot be explained by other disorders
Diagnostics
2. Diagnostics
3. Treatment
4. Etiology
5. Theory
6. Neuromyths
1. Controversy
- Overperscription
2. Diagnostics
- History shows that ADHD has been described many years ago
- Sir Alexander Crichton (1763-1856)
- Fidgety Phil (Heinrich Hoffman 1809-1894)
DSM
- Minimal Brain Damage (MBD) → in the fifties
- ADHD result of brain damage during pregnancy / early after birth
- DSM-2: the hyperkinetic reaction of childhood
- ADHD result of bad upbringing
- DSM-3: ADD/H & ADD/V
- 2 subtypes: With or without hyperactivity
- DSM-4: ADHD-c, ADHD-I, ADHD-HI
- 3 subtypes: intentive, compulsive
- DSM-5: current symptom presentations (C, I, HI)
- No subtypes but current symptom presentations, it can change
DSM-5
- Symptom criterion: 6 or more
, - Age criterion: <12
- Context criterion: 2 or more
- Limitations criterion: hindrance
- Other disorders criterion: symptoms cannot be explained by other disorders
Diagnostics
