Association between childhood attention-deficit-hyperactivity symptoms and adulthood dissociation in male inmates: preliminary report.
The present study examined associations between childhood attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and adulthood dissociation in 799 male inmates using self-reporting questionnaires. Consequently, 33% of the subjects reported childhood physical abuse, and 11.8% reported childhood sexual abuse. A significant association was found between childhood ADHD symptoms and current dissociative tendency (r = 0.51, P < 0.001). Clinical implications of intervention focusing on dissociation in correctional/forensic practices for adult offenders are discussed.
Matsumoto
Toshihiko
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Department of Forensic Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Imamura
Fumi
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D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires