If I were to pull out my copy of the DSM-IV-TR (you do know I carry one around in my back pocket, right?) and rattled off the diagnostic criteria for many of the disorders listed there, you probably would not recognize your friends or family, or yourself. Many mental health and developmental disorders have unusual signs and symptoms which arepathognomonic, or specific to that condition. On the other hand, some disorders are made up of symptoms which are not altogether odd or bizarre. For example, if I were to pull out the DSM and tick off the symptoms of inattention, distractibility, and disorganization which are listed as features of ADHD, you might well begin to identify these challenges in your own day to day experience at school or work. |
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