Challenges in Diagnosing Adults With ADHD

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This CME activity is expired. For more CME activities, visit CMEInstitute.com. Find more articles on this and other psychiatry and CNS topics: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders Article AbstractThe diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) listed in the DSM-IV-TR were developed for children, and few are suitable for diagnosing adult patients. Problem areas in the criteria include symptom descriptions, diagnostic threshold cutoff, gender bias, and age at onset. Appropriate diagnostic criteria for adults may be added to the DSM-V, but, until that time, clinicians should use modifications to the current criteria.