Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Neuropsychological Perspective Towards DSM-V |
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Authors: | Gerry A Stefanatos Ida Sue Baron |
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Institution: | (1) Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Korman Research Pavilion, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1200 W. Tabor Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA;(2) Independent Private Practice, Potomac, MD and Reston, VA and Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA |
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Abstract: | Neuropsychological methods and techniques have much to offer in the evaluation of the individual suspected as having Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD). After a review of the historical evolution of the ADHD concept, incidence and prevalence, and DSM-IV criteria
for diagnosis, especially as regards omission related to gender differences, and other associated cultural, familial, socioenvironmental,
and subject influences, this paper describes a number of dilemmas and obstacles encountered in clinical practice. Included
are the confounds associated with the wide range of possible comorbidities, the insufficiency of current DSM-IV criteria,
the emergence of subtype differentiation and its impact on diagnosis and treatment. The complex relationship between neuropsychological
constructs and ADHD, and obstacles to valid assessment are also addressed. The complexities associated with a thorough ADHD
evaluation are viewed within an impressive and expansive existing scientific framework and recommendations are made for future
directions. |
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Keywords: | Attention deficit Hyperactivity Prevalence Gender differences Environmental influences Comorbidity Subtypes Assessment Neuropsychological impairment DSM-IV DSM-V |
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