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ADHD Symptoms You Won’t Find in the DSM

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The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is the enduring authority for healthcare providers who diagnose and treat mental health conditions.

Its origins date back to the 1800s1 and, though it continues to serve an important role for patients and clinicians, the DSM is not without significant problems.

In the context of ADHD, “the DSM simply does not describe ADHD as the rest of us experience it,” said William Dodson, M.D., in an article outlining the diagnostic symptoms that are missing.Emotion dysregulation, which research has shown to be a fundamental component of ADHD,2,3 is one such symptom.

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