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A Mother on Your Caseload Describes Her 7 Year-Old Son

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A mother on your caseload describes her 7 year-old son as pervasively and chronically restless, impulsive, and inattentive. She notes, "He just can't seem to pay attention, makes careless mistakes, doesn't seem to listen when I talk to him, constantly loses things, is easily distracted, and is just so disorganized." Further, she adds that her son often talks excessively, blurts things out, cannot wait his turn, constantly interrupts, fidgets, and simply cannot play quietly. Which diagnosis best fits this clinical picture?


A) Bipolar disorder
B) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
C) Oppositional defiant disorder
D) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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