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Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM Disorders and Criteria

February 10, 2010

The draft disorders and disorder criteria that have been proposed by the DSM-5 Work Groups can be found on these pages.  Use the links below to read about proposed changes to the disorders that interest you.  Please note that the proposed criteria listed here are not final. These are initial drafts of the recommendations that have [...]

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Mental Disorders Among American Youth

December 14, 2009

National Survey Tracks Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth Only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a nationally representative survey funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The survey also provides a comprehensive look at the prevalence of [...]

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Help Your Young Adult Learn About Accessing Accommodations After High School

December 1, 2009

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What Conditions Can Coexist with ADHD?

November 20, 2009

What Conditions Can Coexist with ADHD? Some children with ADHD also have other illnesses or conditions. For example, they may have one or more of the following: A learning disability. A child in preschool with a learning disability may have difficulty understanding certain sounds or words or have problems expressing himself or herself in words. [...]

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Fears and Prejudices About ADHD

November 2, 2009

Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D, is an assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and the associate director of the Yale Clinic for attention and Related Disorders. An expert on Attention deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Dr. Brown has presented papers, workshops and symposia at professional meetings throughout the world. Dr. Brown’s award winning [...]

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Advances in the Understanding and Management of AD/HD – video

November 2, 2009

Russell Barkley, Ph.D., discusses the recent advancements in understanding the nature and subtyping of ADHD as well as recent discoveries in what might cause the disorder and medications that might help treat ADHD.

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Executive Function Impairments in High IQ Adults With ADHD

October 12, 2009

by Thomas E. Brown, Philipp C. Reichel, Donald M. Quinlan, Yale University School of Medicine Journal of Attention Disorders Online First, published on May 6, 2009 as doi:10.1177/1087054708326113 Objectives: To demonstrate that high IQ adults diagnosed with ADHD suffer from executive function (EF) impairments that: a) can be identified with a combination of standardized measures [...]

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