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Could It Be ADHD? Here’s How Doctors Diagnose ADHD in Adults
In this video, mental health professionals explain what symptoms and features must be present to make a diagnosis of ADHD in adults.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Karen Hovav, MD, FAAP
Updated on March 4, 2025In this video, mental health professionals share how they diagnose ADHD in adults.
Additional Medical Contributors (3)
- Jennifer L. Hartstein, PsyDDr. Hartstein is the owner of Hartstein Psychological Services, a group psychotherapy practice in New York City.
- Susan Samuels, MDDr. Samuels is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Khadijah Watkins, MD, MPH, FAPA, DFAACAPDr. Watkins is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she's the Associate Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and was previously the Associate Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
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National Institute of Mental Health. (2021). Could I have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
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