Changes in the DSM-5Disorders commonly diagnosed in

Childhood

Information updated May 17, 2013, from http://www.psych.org/practice/dsm/dsm5

DSM-IV classified disorders commonly diagnosed in childhood together◦ Mental Retardation◦ Learning Disorders◦ Autism and related disorders◦ ADHD◦ Conduct Disorder◦ Oppositional Defiant Disorder

DSM-5 eliminates this approach to grouping!

Childhood disorders

Intellectual Disability/Intellectual Developmental Disorder◦ Formerly Mental Retardation

Communication Disorders◦ New: social communication disorder (like autism,

without the repetitive/restricted behaviors)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder◦ Places four formerly separate diagnoses on a

single continuum◦ No more: Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s, Childhood

Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

◦ Two major criteria for diagnosis: Deficits in social communication and social

interaction Restricted repetitive behaviors, interests, and

activities

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder◦ Same symptom criteria◦ Subtypes eliminated

Instead, list “presentation specifiers”, pretty much the same as old subtypes

◦ Lower cutoff of symptoms for adults (5 instead of 6)

◦ Some evidence of symptoms before age 12

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Conduct Disorder◦ Specifier for “limited prosocial emotions”

Oppositional Defiant Disorder◦ Grouped symptoms into angry/irritable mood,

argumentative/defiant behavior, vindictiveness◦ Severity rating, across settings

Intermittent Explosive Disorder◦ Minimum age 6

Pyromania, Kleptomania Antisocial Personality Disorder (dual listing)

Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders