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ERIC Number: EJ470759
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorders in DSM-IV: Scientific Basis and Implications for Education.
McBurnett, Keith; And Others
Exceptional Children, v60 n2 p108-17 Oct-Nov 1993
This article discusses the history of revisions to the category of "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); results of field trials for the forthcoming fourth edition of the DSM; and the relevance, functions, and limitations of DSM-IV diagnosis for educational assessment of ADHD. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Note: Special Issue: Issues in the Education of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder.