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dc.contributor.authorFarooq, Romana
dc.contributor.authorEmerson, Lisa-Marie
dc.contributor.authorKeoghan, Sue
dc.contributor.authorAdamou, Marios
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-08T04:38:15Z
dc.date.available2017-11-08T04:38:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1866-6116
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12402-015-0186-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/352181
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing evidence suggesting a link between ADHD and criminality, including a strong association between ADHD symptoms and the likelihood of being on probation or in prison. Most studies investigating the prevalence of ADHD in prison populations have focused on adult male offenders. In the current study, 69 female prisoners were screened for both childhood and adult ADHD symptoms using the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV. The results indicate that 41 % of the prisoners met the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in childhood and continued to meet criteria for ADHD as adults. More importantly, young female prisoners (aged 18–25) were significantly more likely to report symptoms of ADHD than older prisoners. Prisoners who reported symptoms of ADHD also reported high levels of impairment associated with these symptoms. A better understanding of the prevalence of ADHD in female prison units can highlight specific areas for intervention during rehabilitation, as well as the management of serious incidents within prison.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Wien
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom113
dc.relation.ispartofpageto119
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalADHD - Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial and personality psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNeurosciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognition
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3209
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode520401
dc.titlePrevalence of adult ADHD in an all-female prison unit
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyright© 2016 Springer-Verlag Wien. This is an electronic version of an article published in ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp 113–119, 2016. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders is available online at: http://link.springer.com/ with the open URL of your article.
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gro.griffith.authorEmerson, Lisa Marie


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