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DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ATTENTION-DEFICITHYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
SYMPTOMS MUST PERSIST FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS
SYMPTOMS SHOULD HAVE BEGUN BEFORE AGE SEVEN
SYMPTOMS PRESENT IN AT LEAST TWO SITUATIONS
DISORDER IMPAIRS FUNCTIONING
SYMPTOMS NOT EXPLAINED BY ANOTHER DISORDER SUCH AS
ANXIETY
SCHIZOPHRENIA
MANIA
DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER
PERSONALITY DISORDER
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER
ADHD - HYPERACTIVITY/IMPULSIVITY
HYPERACTIVITY
SQUIRMS OR FIDGETS
INAPPROPRIATELY LEAVES SEAT
INAPPROPRIATELY RUNS AND CLIMBS
HAS TROUBLE QUIETLY PLAYING
APPEARS DRIVEN OR "ON THE GO"
TALKS EXCESSIVELY IMPULSIVITY
ANSWERS QUESTIONS BEFORE ASKED
HAS TROUBLE WAITING TURN
INTERRUPTS OR INTRUDES ON OTHERS
ADHD - INATTENTION
FAILS TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAILS
MAKES CARELESS ERRORS
DOESN'T APPEAR TO LISTEN
DOES NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON INSTRUCTIONS OR CHORES
HAS TROUBLE ORGANIZING TASKS OR ACTIVITIES
DISLIKES OR AVOIDS SUSTAINED MENTAL EFFORT
LOSES MATERIALS
EASILY DISTRACTED
FORGETFUL
DANGER SIGNALS FOR DEPRESSION
1. A general and lasting feeling of hopelessness and despair.
2. Inability to concentrate, making reading, writing, and conversation difficult.
3. Changes in physical activities, such as eating, sleeping, and sex. Frequent physical complaints with no evidence of physical illness.
4. Loss of self-esteem, which brings on continual questioning of personal worth.
5. Withdrawal from others due to immense fear of rejection.
6. Threats or attempts to commit suicide.
7. Hypersensitivity to words and actions of others and general irritability.
8. Misdirected anger and difficulty in handling most feelings.
9. Feelings of guilt in many situations.
10. Extreme dependency on others.
WARNING SIGNS OF POTENTIAL SUICIDE
1. Withdrawal from contact with others
2. Sudden swings in mood
3. Recent occurrence of a life crisis or emotional shock
4. Personality change
5. Gift-giving of cherished belongings
6. Depression and helplessness
7. Aggression and/or risk taking
8. Direct threats to commit suicide
INTERVIEWING AN ADOLESCENT
Data on Person Interviewed:
Sex: __________ Age: __________
Please answer yes or no to the following questions.
Adolescents should spend more time in school.
Adolescents should have to work for their extra money.
Adolescents should be required to do volunteer community service.
Adolescents should spend two years in the military before they go to college or begin working.
Most adolescents are sexually active.
Adolescents should be given birth control to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Adolescents account for most of the crime in my community.
Most adolescents waste a lot of time.
Most adolescents are careless drivers.
I remember adolescence as the best time of my life.
Adolescents over ____ (fill in age) should be allowed to drink alcoholic beverages.
Many adolescents use drugs.
Adolescents just delay growing up by going to college.
