A meta-Analysis of the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in incarcerated populations

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 247-258

  Young, S ^a,b   Moss, D ^c   Sedgwick, O ^d   Fridman, M ^e   Hodgkins, P ^f  

^a Centre for Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^b BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Caudex Medical ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e AMF Consulting Inc   (United States)

^f VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; crime; diagnosis; incarcerated; offender; prevalence; prison

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84988216134     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714000762     Document Type: Review

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