Editorial : Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulant Medication, and Criminality: Commentary and Caution

Copyright © 2023 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Pioneering longitudinal studies of boys with hyperactivity by Satterfield et al.1 indicated that one of the most deleterious outcomes associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is later antisocial behaviors. This risk grows when ADHD is accompanied by severe behavior problems.2 Though most children with ADHD will not go on to engage in criminal behavior, dimensional measures of externalizing behavior problems as well as categorical diagnoses of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder have strong associations with ADHD. Moreover, cross-sectional studies of incarcerated adults indicate that 20% to 30% meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD.3 These associations between childhood ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder and later criminal behavior beg the question of whether treatment of ADHD can reduce the severity of, or in some cases prevent, criminal behavior.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 63(2024), 4 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 401-403

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stein, Mark A [VerfasserIn]
Sibley, Margaret H [VerfasserIn]
Newcorn, Jeffrey H [VerfasserIn]

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Central Nervous System Agents
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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaac.2023.08.003

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NLM361552610