>> ADHD is considered one of the most common disorders of children and adolescents. The clinical picture is characterized by markedly inattentive and impulsive behavior, especially in group situations, coupled with restlessness and an excessive urge to move. Children who suffer from this disorder cannot concentrate properly and are sometimes demotivated or aggressive. Conflicts in family, school and training are often the result. The disease is often stressful not only for those affected themselves, but also for those around them.
The Robert Koch Institute says that around five percent of children and young people have already been diagnosed with ADHD. A further five percent have evidence of a disorder, with boys being affected more often than girls. The frequency of the disease also increases with decreasing social status. The first symptoms usually appear in children, often in infancy. In up to half of people diagnosed with ADHD, the symptoms persist into adulthood (RKI, 2008).
Changes in ADHD diagnostics result from the new version of the DSM-V published in May 2013. It is the fifth edition of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” classification system published by the American Psychiatric Association, which forms a central basis for the classification of mental illnesses. In order to diagnose ADHD, it will be sufficient in the future for the symptoms to appear for the first time by the age of twelve. In the DSM-IV, this had to have happened by the seventh birthday.
The DSM-V also takes into account for the first time the fact that ADHD is not only a disease of children and adolescents, but that adults also suffer from it. ADHD is therefore a recognized disorder in adults.

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