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Dr Sasha Hamdani says Europe added emotional regulation to ADHD criteria in 2019

Lewis Howes School of Greatness · ADHD Doctor: How To Hack Your Brain For Better Focus | Dr. Sasha Hamdani · August 26, 2026
Dr Sasha Hamdani says Europe added emotional regulation to ADHD criteria in 2019
Lewis Howes School of Greatness
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ADHD Doctor: How To Hack Your Brain For Better Focus | Dr. Sasha Hamdani
""Europe did in 2019. They amended their criteria to include emotional regulation and the US still hasn't.""
Dr Sasha Hamdani, a psychiatrist and ADHD specialist, says European diagnostic criteria were amended in 2019 to include emotional regulation, while the US criteria have not followed suit. She argues this gap makes it harder to recognise internal symptoms that are not easily observable in a clinic, contributing to missed or delayed diagnoses.
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August 26, 2026 · 1h 18m · 4 Egleze moments
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