title: Retrospective evaluation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with the Wender Utah Rating Scale in a sample of Spanish prison inmates.
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.
authors.affiliation: Madrid IV Penitentiary Centre, Ctra Nal V, Km 28, Navalcarnero, 28600 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vegue-González
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Álvaro-Brun
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santiago-Sáez
authors.forename: Atef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanaan-Kanaan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires