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Differential diagnosis of ADHD and its key elements in distinguishing it from borderline personality disorder
 Spálenská, Alena ; Šmotek, Michal (advisor) ; Čechová, Alena (referee)
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to map the issues of differential diagnosis of ADHD in general, and then focusing on the key elements for differentiating ADHD and borderline personality disorder. ADHD is a significantly underdiagnosed disorder in the adult population. One of the main causes is symptomatic overlap with other disorders, which are also often comorbid with ADHD. The current wording of the diagnostic criteria is also problematic, as it does not include all the symptoms of ADHD and, moreover, does not adequately reflect the specific manifestations of the disorder in adults. There are also as yet no objective measures by which ADHD can be diagnosed. Misdiagnosis leads to people with ADHD missing proper treatment that could alleviate the significant psychosocial impairments associated with the disorder. The theoretical part of this thesis summarizes the diagnostic methods for ADHD as well as the problem areas that make correct diagnosis difficult. The thesis also provides a summary of the diagnoses that are most often comorbid or confused with ADHD, along with the ways in which each disorder differs. The main focus of the paper is the differential diagnosis of ADHD and borderline personality disorder. In this paper we have identified key symptomatic overlaps as well as manifestations typical of...
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