Chapter overview - Diagnosis of ADHD

The chapter Diagnosis of ADHD Includes the following contributions:

• Frequency of ADHD (prevalence)
• Is ADHD under- or over-diagnosed?
• ADHD - Diagnostic methods
  • 1. Questionnaires for ADHD diagnosis
  • 2. Interviews / instruments for ADHD diagnostics
  • 3. Tests for ADHD diagnostics
  • 4. Biomarkers in ADHD - theoretical approaches for objective measurement methods?
  • 5. Pharmacological endocrine function tests
  • 6. Diagnostic guidelines
• Differential diagnostics for ADHD
  • Primary organic disorders
  • Mental and psychiatric disorders
    • Depression and dysphoria in ADHD
    • Emotionally unstable personality disorder / borderline personality disorder
  • Diagnostic challenges with ADHD
    • “Healthy“ stress reaction to stressful situation / reduced intelligence
    • Age-appropriate high activity level
    • Side effects of medication
    • Giftedness and ADHD
• Comorbidity with ADHD
  • Psychiatric comorbidities in ADHD
    • ADHD, obesity and eating disorders
  • Somatic comorbidities in ADHD
  • ADHD treatment reduces comorbidities
• Diagnostic ADHD symptoms according to DSM, ICD, Wender-Utah, etc.