ADHD classification systems and diagnostic approaches for treatment

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With ADHD being a very complex disorder, mental disorders experts devised a series of ways meant to enable doctors to provide diagnoses with more effectiveness and to generally make it possible for them to understand the condition better. The disorder is considered to be a persistent impairment of psychological development and to thus make it especially difficult for individuals suffering from it to integrate the social order properly. There are a series of ways in which ADHD can be classified and it is thus essential for the person in charge of the diagnosis to be familiar with the diverse ways that the disorder can affect an individual.

Classification system

Depending on the symptoms that a person displays, he or she can be diagnosed with a particular type of ADHD. This makes it easier for doctors to provide treatment that is likely to be effective and to encourage the individual to integrate society with little to no problems. Hyperactivity and inattentiveness both play important roles when considering this disorder, and the degree to which each of these concepts affects the individual enables doctors to determine the type of disorder that affects them. A person can either display more inattentiveness symptoms, more hyperactivity symptoms, or he or she is probable to display symptoms associated with both (Diamond 807). Doctors thus need to be acquainted with ways of determining whether their patients display particular symptoms and to then provide treatment methods that are likely to be efficient when considering these particular symptoms.

2. Tentative Arguments

The way ADHD is labeled is especially important, as the person suffering from the disorder is more likely to experience positive effects as a consequence of being treated properly. The fact that many parents are hesitant about accepting ADHD diagnoses can be harmful for their children, as they cannot access tools that would be very effective for them in order to be able to integrate the social order properly. Even with this, many parents take on such attitudes because they fear doing otherwise would attract a type of stigma. Numerous children end up actually suffering as a result of knowing that something about them is different, but not being able to deal with this issue efficiently.

Presentation

Considering the fact that ADHD is still a new concept in the medical world, many people are unhesitant about adopting innovative treatment methods in an attempt to make lives easier for individuals with the disorder. With many individuals having problems understanding the degree to which something can be considered natural, a great deal of parents is unable to differentiate between traditional medical substances and naturist treatment. In some cases, the idea of natural can represent something very different from what people think about when coming across the topic. "Substantial research conducted among non-ADHD populations has shown that "symptoms" of ADHD-inattention and impulsivity are reduced after exposure to natural views and settings." (Kuo & Faber Taylor 1580) By taking into account the way that ADHD can be treated by exposing the individual to environments that are natural, it is likely that there are a great deal of other treatment techniques that are not as sophisticated as people might expect and yet are still effective.

Even with the current status of ADHD, society has a limited understanding of the disorder and patients thus experience problems receiving the exact treatment they need. This paper addresses the issues associated with ADHD patients receiving insufficient attention on account of the world's inability to have a complex understanding of the disorder.

Works cited:

Diamond, A. "Attention deficit disorder (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder without hyperactivity) A neurobiologically and behaviorally distinct disorder from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (with hyperactivity), Retrieved March 15, 2015, from http://www.sadd.nl/Deskundigen/Diamond.pdf

Kuo, F.E., & Faber Taylor, A. "A Potential Natural Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a National Study." Retrieved March 15, 2015, from http://www.niu.edu/~carter/courses/526/articles/Kuo_and_Taylor.pdf

"Complementary and Alternative Treatments for ADHD," Retrieved March 15, 2015, from Complementary and Alternative Treatments for ADHD