Timelines for disorders

Question 1

ADHD – timeline

Answer 1

Six months

Question 2

Intermittent explosive disorder – timeline

Answer 2

Must be age 6+ for
diagnosis.

Adults can also be diagnosed

Verbal aggression twice a week for three months

Or…

Three physical incidents over last 12 months

Question 3

Major depressive disorder – timeline

Answer 3

Two weeks

Question 4

Some of the paraphilia disorders – timeline

Answer 4

Six months

Question 5

Adjustment disorder – timeline

Answer 5

Manifests within three months of traumatic event

Lasts no more than six months

Question 6

Substance disorders and gambling disorder – timeline

Answer 6

12 months

Question 7

Agoraphobia – timeline

Answer 7

Six months

Question 8

Phobias – timeline

Answer 8

Six months

Question 9

ODD

Answer 9

Kid under five:

Six months – with symptoms most days

Kids age 5 and over:

Six months – with symptoms at least once a week

Question 10

General anxiety disorder

Answer 10

 most days of the week for six months

Question 11

Rumination disorder

Answer 11

One month

Question 12

Gender dysphoria

Answer 12

Six months

Question 13

Dysthymia a.k.a. persistent depressive disorder

Answer 13

Adults
Symptoms present most days for two years

Kids:
Symptoms present most days for one year

Both:
No laps is longer than two months

Question 14

Reactive attachment disorder

Answer 14

Child must be at least nine months old

Symptoms must be present before age 5

Question 15

Conduct disorder

Answer 15

One year having three out of four of the major symptoms – with #1 having occurred in the last six months

Question 16

Bulimia

Answer 16

Purging once a week for three months

Question 17

Pica

Answer 17

One month

Question 18

Separation anxiety

Answer 18

Kids: four weeks

Adults: six months

Question 19

Cyclothymia

Answer 19

Adults: two years
Kids: one year

Both:
Symptoms must be present, at least half of diagnosis.

Lapses of no more than two months

Question 20

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder – timeline

Answer 20

Age 6–18: adults do not receive this diagnosis.

Behavior must be present for one year

There cannot be lapse of more than three months

Outburst at least twice a week (like Home and School)

Question 21

Social anxiety – timeline

Answer 21

Onset between 8–15 years