Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a neglected psychiatric disease in prison: Call for identification and treatment

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a neglected psychiatric disease in prison: Call for identification and treatment

Mis-diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an important public health concern because the disease is treatable, yet can have a disastrous effect on the life of those affected. ADHD is associated with delinquency, criminality, and recidivism; and thus, people living in detent...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Baggio, Patrick Heller, Nader Perroud, Anna Buadze, Roman Schleifer, Hans Wolff, Michael Liebrenz, Laurent Gétaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Mind and Law
Subjects:
ADHD
Access to health care
Health inequality
Incarceration
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666353822000017

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