When diagnosing ADHD in young adults emphasize informant reports, DSM items, and impairment.

Margaret H SibleyWilliam E PelhamBrooke S G MolinaElizabeth M GnagyJames G WaxmonskyDaniel A WaschbuschKaren J DerefinkoBrian T WymbsAllison C GarefinoDara E BabinskiAparajita B Kuriyan

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2012)

Implications for the assessment and treatment of ADHD in young adults are discussed (i.e., collecting informant reports, lowering the diagnostic threshold, emphasizing impairment, and cautiously interpreting retrospective reports).

Keyphrases

young adults
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
adverse drug
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
childhood cancer
smoking cessation