Citation

Vegue-González M, Alvaro-Brun E, Santiago-Sáez A, Kanaan-Kanaan A. J. Forensic Sci. 2011; 56(6): 1556-1561.

Affiliation

Madrid IV Penitentiary Centre, Ctra. Nal. V, Km. 28, Navalcarnero, 28600 Madrid, Spain. Victoria Kent Social Insertion Centre, C/Juan de Vera 10, 28045 Madrid, Spain. Department of Toxicology and Health Legislation, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Pza. Ramón y Cajal s/n. 28040 Madrid, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01895.x

PMID

21827477

Abstract

  The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of childhood history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a sample of prison inmates. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, which consisted of a sample of 100 inmates from penitentiary centers in Madrid. The instruments used were the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), the International Personality Disorder Examination, and a questionnaire of demographic, penitentiary, and toxicological data. For statistical analysis, the SPSS program was used with confidence interval estimation of 95%. The mean score of the WURS was 65.7 points. Fifty percent of the sample surpassed the cut-off point of 32 for the 25 best discriminative items in the Spanish validated version. A significant association was found between a childhood history of ADHD and antisocial and borderline personality disorders. The disorder was also found to be associated with autoaggressive behavior, more probability to be sanctioned in prison, and have a history of substance dependence.

Language: en