Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder, which is associated with a number of psychiatric conditions, mostly personality disorder, substance misuse, anxiety and depression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and...
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ftkingscollondon:oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:publications/1b830a6b-6e30-49b6-9e24-fa4ca59ff319 2024-05-19T07:42:51+00:00 Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates Einarsson, Emil Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik Gudjonsson, Gisli H. Newton, Anna Kristin Bragason, Olafur Orn 2009 https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/1b830a6b-6e30-49b6-9e24-fa4ca59ff319 https://doi.org/10.1080/08039480902759184 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Einarsson , E , Sigurdsson , J F , Gudjonsson , G H , Newton , A K & Bragason , O O 2009 , ' Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates ' , Nordic Journal of Psychiatry , vol. 63 , no. 5 , pp. 361 - 367 . https://doi.org/10.1080/08039480902759184 article 2009 ftkingscollondon https://doi.org/10.1080/08039480902759184 2024-04-24T00:21:10Z Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder, which is associated with a number of psychiatric conditions, mostly personality disorder, substance misuse, anxiety and depression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and associated psychiatric conditions among prisoners. The participants were 90 male prisoners in Iceland who were assessed within 10 days of admission to the prison. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and the Standardised Assessment of Personality-Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) were administered. Childhood ADHD symptoms were screened by the Wender-Utah Rating Scale and current adult symptoms by the DSM-IV Checklist for ADHD. Half of the prisoners (50%) were found on screening to have met criteria for ADHD in childhood and of those over half (60%) were either fully symptomatic or in partial remission of their symptoms. A logistic regression analysis revealed that the MINI Antisocial Personality Disorder scale was the single best predictor of current ADHD symptoms. Many prisoners are either fully symptomatic or in partial remission of their ADHD symptoms and have serious co-morbid problems, primarily associated with antisocial personality disorder and substance dependence. Prisoners should routinely undergo screening for ADHD in order to identify those who would benefit from a comprehensive assessment to determine who may have ADHD and associated problems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland King's College, London: Research Portal Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 63 5 361 367 |
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder, which is associated with a number of psychiatric conditions, mostly personality disorder, substance misuse, anxiety and depression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and associated psychiatric conditions among prisoners. The participants were 90 male prisoners in Iceland who were assessed within 10 days of admission to the prison. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and the Standardised Assessment of Personality-Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) were administered. Childhood ADHD symptoms were screened by the Wender-Utah Rating Scale and current adult symptoms by the DSM-IV Checklist for ADHD. Half of the prisoners (50%) were found on screening to have met criteria for ADHD in childhood and of those over half (60%) were either fully symptomatic or in partial remission of their symptoms. A logistic regression analysis revealed that the MINI Antisocial Personality Disorder scale was the single best predictor of current ADHD symptoms. Many prisoners are either fully symptomatic or in partial remission of their ADHD symptoms and have serious co-morbid problems, primarily associated with antisocial personality disorder and substance dependence. Prisoners should routinely undergo screening for ADHD in order to identify those who would benefit from a comprehensive assessment to determine who may have ADHD and associated problems. |
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Einarsson, Emil Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik Gudjonsson, Gisli H. Newton, Anna Kristin Bragason, Olafur Orn Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates |
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Einarsson , E , Sigurdsson , J F , Gudjonsson , G H , Newton , A K & Bragason , O O 2009 , ' Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates ' , Nordic Journal of Psychiatry , vol. 63 , no. 5 , pp. 361 - 367 . https://doi.org/10.1080/08039480902759184 |
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