Aetiology of attentional difficulties | | |
Mainly biological | 22 (24%) | 120 (37%) |
Mainly environmental | 3 (3%) | 13 (4%) |
Mixture | 65 (70%) | 181 (56%) |
How are problems described? | | |
Problem list only | 12 (13%) | 13 (4%) |
DSM label only | 41 (44%) | 140 (43%) |
ICD label only | 2 (2%) | 22 (7%) |
Other (including mixture) | 36 (39%) | 146 (45%) |
Classification system used | | |
DSM type | 31 (33%) | 94 (29%) |
ICD type | 20 (22%) | 162 (50%) |
No formal system used | 25 (27%) | 12 (4%) |
Mixture | 11 (12%) | 53 (16%) |
How are diagnostic criteria applied? | | |
“Tightly” applied* | 12 (13%) | 136 (42%) |