Retrospective Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with the Wender Utah Rating Scale in a Sample of Spanish Prison Inmates

• Autores: Milagros Vegue Gónzalez, Enrique Alvaro Burn, Andrés Santiago Sáez, Atef Kanaan Kanaan
• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 56, Nº. 6, 2011, págs. 1556-1561
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Keywords:forensic sciences;forensic psychiatry;attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;personality disorders;substance-related disorders;prison 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.