If you’d like to learn about the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sometimes called ‘attention deficit disorder’ (ADD), this section describes the symptoms which psychiatrists look for as well as providing other general information.
Learn more about the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how it is approached differently by the DSM and the ICD. Separate sections detail treatments via medications for ADHD as well as providing self tests and quizzes for helping to identify ADHD.
A diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rests on this set of symptoms, which may be evaluated by psychiatrists or other mental health professionals. Also see the separate page on the ICD-10 approach to ADHD (“ADD and ADHD: ICD-10 Criteria for Hyperkinesis”). Our separate section “Psychological Self-Tests and Quizzes” also includes the “Structured Adult ADHD Self-Test (SAAST): Test Yourself for ADHD”.
A diagnosis of hyperkinesis, the ICD equivalent of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depends on this set of symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Also see the separate page on the DSM approach to ADHD (“ADD and ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms”). Our separate collection “Psychological Self-Tests and Quizzes” also includes a section for “Adult ADHD Screening Tests”.
