This is something that I’m really concerned about because I’ve had symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD) since being a kid and yet I had no idea and wasn’t diagnosed until I was in my early twenties.

The DSM-IV is the diagnostic manual psychologists and psychiatrists use to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) problems in kids and adults.

There hasn’t been a revision to this manual since two-years before I graduated with my master’s in psychology in 1996. Supposedly there is a revision due in 2011 which will probably change some of the criteria used in diagnosing ADHD and ADD.

What will change?

Here is more detailed information about DSM-V may change the ADHD ADD diagnosis, forever altering who gets the diagnosis and covered by healthcare for it.

Best of Life!

Vern

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