This review article highlights the revised diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, risk factors, and approaches to evaluation needed in assessing youth with ADHD. Evidence-based recommendations highlight the importance of conducting a clinical interview and utilizing other approaches in aiding in diagnosis, especially if informants are not readily available or inconsistent. Understanding the multifactorial risk factors associated with ADHD is necessary. In the absence of biological markers, the revised diagnostic criteria mainly focus on behavioral problems with new emphasis on manifestations in adolescents and young adults. The levels of impairment are brought about by persistent displays of inattention, disorganization, and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity.
It is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder with significant impact on the affected individual’s personal, social, academic, and occupational functioning and development.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex, chronic, and heterogenous developmental disorder with typical onset in childhood and known persistence into adulthood.
