title: The Prevalence of ADHD and Comorbid Disorders in Iranian Adult Male Prison Inmates.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence of ADHD and comorbid disorders in a community sample of adult male prisoners in Iran.
  
  
  
  Through stratified sampling method, 908 adult male prison inmates in Gorgan Prison were recruited on a voluntary basis. Diagnostic assessments were based on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener and a clinical interview based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) criteria and psychiatric interview. Comorbid disorders were assessed with the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition, and Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III.
  
  
  
  ADHD was present in 147 participants (16.2%). Eighty-five percent of participants with ADHD reported lifetime substance abuse. They had higher rates of mood (40.8%) and anxiety (55.1%) disorders. Antisocial and borderline personality disorders were also more prevalent among offenders with ADHD.
  
  
  
  ADHD is prevalent in offenders and it is associated with comorbid disorders. The results emphasize the necessity of treatment programs for offenders with ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Gorgan State Prison, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran hamzelu_1979@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamzeloo
authors.affiliation: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mashhadi
authors.affiliation: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salehi Fadardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D057566:Self Report; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology