Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Canadian prison population

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 311-315

  Usher, Amelia M ^a   Stewart, Lynn A ^a   Wilton, Geoff ^a  

^a Correctional Service Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult ADHD Self Report Scale (ASRS); Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Correctional program; Institutional behavior; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANADA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MISCONDUCT; OCCUPATION; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RECIDIVISM; SELF REPORT SCALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CANADA; CRIME; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84878369713     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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