Heterogeneity and subtyping in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder — Considerations for emerging research using person-centered computational approaches

Few if any experts believe that existing psychiatric diagnostic categories included in the DSM/ICD are actually discrete disease entities. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is emblematic of the problems in the existing psychiatric classification system. ADHD symptoms reliably cluster into two correlated dimensions in factor analysis. However, children with ADHD vary considerably in their symptom profiles, symptom trajectories, clinical outcomes, and biological and psychological correlates.
Source: Biological Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research