Wolfgang Retz
Biographic Data
| ID | 7383742 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wolfgang Retz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wolfgang |
| FAMILY NAME | Retz |
| SIGNATURE | RETZ W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8582-3414 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Risk and resilience
ACEs emerged as a robust correlate of current aggression in adults with and without ADHD, underscoring the need to systematically integrate developmental adversity into forensic risk assessment. For individuals with ADHD, violence prevention and public safety strategies may particularly benefit from early prevention and reduction of childhood adversity, trauma-focused interventions where indicated, and evidence-based ADHD treatment to limit the i…
Lost diagnoses? A multi-year trajectory of patients with childhood ADHD in the criminal justice system in Switzerland
Our findings highlighted considerable inconsistencies in the assignment of adult ADHD diagnoses amongst offenders. Whilst ADHD remission in adulthood occurs, the diagnostic variability in our results warrants detailed scrutiny. One possibility is that ADHD has similar fluctuations to conditions like depression, as argued elsewhere. Equally, diagnoses may become "lost", meaning they are not given even when applicable and replaced by other diagnose…
The Suitability of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire in Criminal Offender Samples
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common in community samples and are associated with various dysfunctional physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences. In this regard, criminal offenders are at specific risk, considering their elevated ACE rates compared with community samples and the associations of ACEs with criminal behaviors. However, assessing ACEs in offender samples by self-reports has been criticized with regard to their …
Mental Health in Young Detainees Predicts Perpetration of and Desistance From Serious, Violent and Chronic Offending
Mental health problems are common among young offenders but their role in predicting criminal recidivism is still not clear. Early identification and treatment of young offenders at risk of serious, violent, and chronic (SVC) offending is of major importance to increase their chances to develop into a healthy and non-criminal future and protect society from further crime. In the present study, we assessed mental health among 106 young offenders w…
Sexuality in Adults With ADHD
Establishing a secure sexual identity is a major developmental goal of an individual's transition from childhood to adolescence and the years that follow. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by the core symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, but also with emotional dysregulation, oppositional behaviors, or disorganization appearing early in life, can affect several areas of an…
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Mental Health in Young Detainees Predicts Perpetration of and Desistance From Serious, Violent and Chronic Offending
Mental health problems are common among young offenders but their role in predicting criminal recidivism is still not clear. Early identification and treatment of young offenders at risk of serious, violent, and chronic (SVC) offending is of major importance to increase their chances to develop into a healthy and non-criminal future and protect society from further crime. In the present study, we assessed mental health among 106 young offenders w…
Sexuality in Adults With ADHD
Establishing a secure sexual identity is a major developmental goal of an individual's transition from childhood to adolescence and the years that follow. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by the core symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, but also with emotional dysregulation, oppositional behaviors, or disorganization appearing early in life, can affect several areas of an…
The Suitability of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire in Criminal Offender Samples
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common in community samples and are associated with various dysfunctional physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences. In this regard, criminal offenders are at specific risk, considering their elevated ACE rates compared with community samples and the associations of ACEs with criminal behaviors. However, assessing ACEs in offender samples by self-reports has been criticized with regard to their …
Lost diagnoses? A multi-year trajectory of patients with childhood ADHD in the criminal justice system in Switzerland
Our findings highlighted considerable inconsistencies in the assignment of adult ADHD diagnoses amongst offenders. Whilst ADHD remission in adulthood occurs, the diagnostic variability in our results warrants detailed scrutiny. One possibility is that ADHD has similar fluctuations to conditions like depression, as argued elsewhere. Equally, diagnoses may become "lost", meaning they are not given even when applicable and replaced by other diagnose…
Risk and resilience
ACEs emerged as a robust correlate of current aggression in adults with and without ADHD, underscoring the need to systematically integrate developmental adversity into forensic risk assessment. For individuals with ADHD, violence prevention and public safety strategies may particularly benefit from early prevention and reduction of childhood adversity, trauma-focused interventions where indicated, and evidence-based ADHD treatment to limit the i…
Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (3 works) · Injury prevention (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works)