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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Reports outline attention deficit hyperactivity disorder research from New York University
November 1st, 2008
New investigation results, 'Lifetime criminality among boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a prospective follow-up study into adulthood using official arrest records,' are detailed in a study published in Psychiatry Research. According to recent research published in the journal Psychiatry Research, "This study investigates the relationship between childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and later criminality. White boys (n=207, ages 6-12) with ADHD, free of conduct disorder, were assessed at ages 18 and 25 by clinicians who were blind to childhood status." "A non-ADHD group served as comparisons. Lifetime arrest records...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-01)
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