One in four UK prisoners has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, says report https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/18/uk-prisoners-attention-deficit-disorder-adhd-prison
Quite sad as no doubt many of them landing up in prison could of been prevented with earlier diagnosis and treatment/support and given current levels of funding for such things the findings will be filed away on a dusty shelf somewhere
There’s some evidence that ADD can develop after trauma. Whether or not the prison system has a causal relationship there is anyone’s guess.
Yeh, I believe it is has also been associated with social and economic disadvantage
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One in four UK prisoners has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, says report
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/18/uk-prisoners-attention-deficit-disorder-adhd-prison
Quite sad as no doubt many of them landing up in prison could of been prevented with earlier diagnosis and treatment/support and given current levels of funding for such things the findings will be filed away on a dusty shelf somewhere