Life Periodįailing to pay close attention to details or making careless mistakes when doing school-work or other activities Lastly, the symptoms must not occur exclusively during the course of a pervasive developmental disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder, and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., mood disorder, anxiety disorder, dissociative disorder, personality disorder). There must also be clear evidence of clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.
Īn ADHD diagnosis is contingent upon the symptoms of impairment presenting themselves in two or more settings (e.g., at school or work and at home).
DSM 5 ADHD CODE
The DSM-5 allows for diagnosis of the predominantly inattentive presentations of ADHD (ICD-10 code F90.0) if the individual presents six or more (five for adults) of the following symptoms of inattention for at least six months to a point that is disruptive and inappropriate for developmental level: Lethargy and fatigue are sometimes reported, but ADHD-PI is a separate condition from the proposed cluster of symptoms known as sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT).ĪDHD-PI is an attention-concentration deficit that has everything in common with other forms of ADHD except that it has fewer hyperactivity or impulsivity symptoms and has more directed attention fatigue symptoms.
It differs in having fewer or no typical symptoms of hyperactivity or impulsiveness. The 'predominantly inattentive subtype' is similar to the other presentations of ADHD except that it is characterized primarily by problems with inattention or a deficit of sustained attention, such as procrastination, hesitation, and forgetfulness.
DSM 5 ADHD MANUAL
In 1987–1994, there were no subtypes and thus it was not distinguished from hyperactive ADHD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-III-R). Medical condition Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentiveĪttention deficit disorder (without hyperactivity) Īttention deficit hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentive ( ADHD-PI or ADHD-I), is one of the three presentations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).