Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, substance use, and adult functioning among incarcerated women.
OBJECTIVE
To estimate prevalence of childhood ADHD among incarcerated women and determine its association with substance use and adult functioning.


METHODS
192 female participants are recruited from the Department of Corrections in Rhode Island. Childhood ADHD is defined as scoring >46 on the Wender Utah Rating Scale.


RESULTS
The findings reveal that 46% met criteria for childhood ADHD. Multivariate analysis reveal that women meeting WURS criteria were more likely to be inconsistently employed (OR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.10-0.54), recently homeless (OR = 2.09, 95% CI = 1.02-4.30), lifetime incarceration of more than 90 days (OR = 3.00, 95% CI = 1.37-6.57), current smokers (OR = 2.99, 95% CI = 1.24-7.20), and ever used marijuana regularly (OR = 3.47, 95% CI = 1.61-7.45).


CONCLUSIONS
Among incarcerated women, childhood ADHD is associated with negative social and health behaviors.
Hennessey
Kathleen A
KA
Rhode Island Hospital, USA.
Stein
Michael D
MD
Rosengard
Cynthia
C
Rose
Jennifer S
JS
Clarke
Jennifer G
JG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology