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The Neuropsychology of Executive Functioning and the DSM-5

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the primary source for diagnostic classification in the United States. The DSM provides standard criteria for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders and is used extensively by clinicians, researchers, government agencies, managed care companies, and pharmaceutical companies in the United States and in other countries (APA, 2000).

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  1. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Cecil R. Reynolds

  2. Psychological Associates of Maryland, Towson, MD, USA

    Arthur MacNeill Horton Jr.

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  1. Neurology, Learning and Behavior Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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  2. University of Virginia Curry School of Education, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Jack A. Naglieri

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Reynolds, C.R., Horton, A.M. (2014). The Neuropsychology of Executive Functioning and the DSM-5. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J. (eds) Handbook of Executive Functioning. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8106-5_6

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