Role of Pediatricians in Diagnosing ADHD
Panelists discuss the critical role of pediatricians in attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and treatment challenges.
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Impact of ADHD on Patient’s Quality of Life
Panelists discuss how an attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis impacts families through stress and challenges but can also provide relief and understanding. They address quality-of-life effects including academic performance, family functioning, driving safety, and the need for structure and routine management.
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Panelists discuss how diagnostic challenges include ensuring symptoms are developmentally appropriate, distinguishing attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from other conditions such as depression and anxiety and using tools such as the NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales and Connors Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale to assess symptoms across multiple settings.
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Panelists discuss how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) criteria for attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) require at least 6 of 9 symptoms in either inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive domains, with inattentive presentations often unrecognized in girls and highly intelligent students in particular.
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ADHD in Elementary School–Aged Child: Patient Case 1
Panelists discuss how attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents in a 10-year-old boy with combined presentation symptoms, emphasizing the importance of seeing difficulties across multiple settings and noting the genetic component when family history is present.
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Working With Pediatricians and PCPs in the Assessment of Children's Mental Health: A New Guide
June 3rd 2025The DSM-5-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health provides a wide array of cases to instruct clinicians on the best practices for treating child and adolescent mental health problems.
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A New Theory of Suicidality: Insight From the Perspective of 4 Fathers
Fathers share their heartbreaking stories of loss and advocate for a new model of suicide prevention that emphasizes early intervention and awareness at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting.
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