Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine |
2014
Abstract
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is most often defined as a group of predominantly genetically determined neurobiological dysfunctions affecting the ability to focus and sustain attention, adapt the activity requirements of the area and control impulses. These deficits appear to be the three basic areas of ADHD symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
ADHD was considered typical for childhood and adolescence. The new revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders American Psychiatric Association DSM 5 revises the diagnostic criteria and classifies it as a lifelong disorder.
Changing this perspective opens up a number of questions. Not only in research but also in the clinical practice.