The DSM is a resource used by mental health professionals to standardize the symptoms and diagnosis criteria of mental health disorders, including ADHD.

In DSM-5, age of onset criterion for ADHD, previously set at 7 in DSM-IV, has been raised to 12. As explained in DSM-5, age of onset is now set at 12, rather than an earlier age, to reflect the ...

A new brief screening tool that uses DSM-5 criteria identifies the vast majority of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The DSM-5 updated the nomenclature for more adult-specific situations and decreased the number of symptoms needed for adults to fulfill criteria.

ADHD may also coexist with other disorders. Common coexisting conditions in children include disorders of mood, conduct, learning, motor control, language and communication, and anxiety disorders; in ...

Six questions like "How often do you procrastinate?" can help doctors identify adults with ADHD, researchers say. They estimate that the disorder impairs daily functions for about 8 percent of adults.