Description & Diagnosis In March of 1902 Sir George Still held three lectures at the Royal College of Physicians in London titled the “Goulstonian lectures” on ‘some abnormal psychical conditions in children. This was the very first time attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was introduced. Attention-deficit hyperactivity categorization has changed many times throughout the years it has been noted as a brain disorder, behavioral disorder, and some professionals deny its existence. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) attention deficit hyper activity disorder is a behavioral disorder where the person has a persistent pattern of inattention, impulsiveness, or hyperactive that interferes with
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Those who fall under the inattentive type have a very hard time paying attention to detail, completing tasks, following instructions, and they are also easily distracted as well. Under the impulsive category, the individual fidgets a lot, is always restless, very talkative, and it is hard for them to be still. Someone who is a combined type have both factors of someone who is impulsive and inattentive. Primary care doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists use the DSM-V to determine what subtype of ADHD a person has by the number of symptoms they exhibit in the areas of inattentiveness and impulsiveness. If the patient has six or more of the symptoms listed in one of the categories, then that is their type and if they show more than six symptoms in both categories then they are combined type. There are three severity levels of ADHD which are mild, moderate, and severe. To be diagnosed as mild you must have only six of the symptoms and these symptoms only have minor impairments for the patient in social or occupational environments. Those under the moderate level of severity have an excess of six symptoms and those diagnosed as the severe have an excess of six symptoms and have major …show more content…
Males (13.2%) are more likely to get ADHD than females (5.6%). Males are three times more likely to get ADHD than females research is still being done to find out why, but as of now there is no clear consensus on that. All races are affected by ADHD relatively the same with the percentage being around 9.5% with Latinos being the least affected of all groups with a percentage of 5.5%. Children living under or near the poverty level are twice as likely to get than anyone else. The average age of ADHD diagnosis is age 7 and the severity level is also moderate as
Those who fall under the inattentive type have a very hard time paying attention to detail, completing tasks, following instructions, and they are also easily distracted as well. Under the impulsive category, the individual fidgets a lot, is always restless, very talkative, and it is hard for them to be still. Someone who is a combined type have both factors of someone who is impulsive and inattentive. Primary care doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists use the DSM-V to determine what subtype of ADHD a person has by the number of symptoms they exhibit in the areas of inattentiveness and impulsiveness. If the patient has six or more of the symptoms listed in one of the categories, then that is their type and if they show more than six symptoms in both categories then they are combined type. There are three severity levels of ADHD which are mild, moderate, and severe. To be diagnosed as mild you must have only six of the symptoms and these symptoms only have minor impairments for the patient in social or occupational environments. Those under the moderate level of severity have an excess of six symptoms and those diagnosed as the severe have an excess of six symptoms and have major …show more content…
Males (13.2%) are more likely to get ADHD than females (5.6%). Males are three times more likely to get ADHD than females research is still being done to find out why, but as of now there is no clear consensus on that. All races are affected by ADHD relatively the same with the percentage being around 9.5% with Latinos being the least affected of all groups with a percentage of 5.5%. Children living under or near the poverty level are twice as likely to get than anyone else. The average age of ADHD diagnosis is age 7 and the severity level is also moderate as