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Historical Changes in Diagnosis

A clinician in 1960 evaluates a 9-year-old child who has significant difficulty paying attention in school, is constantly fidgeting, and often acts impulsively. The clinician concludes the child is 'overly energetic' and recommends stricter discipline. Analyze how a clinician's approach to this same case would likely differ today, specifically in the context of the historical changes to the manual used for classifying mental disorders.

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