Lost diagnoses? A multi-year trajectory of patients with childhood ADHD in the criminal justice system in Switzerland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15516624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Wyler (0000-0002-5803-9915, University of Bern, corresponding author), Moritz van Wijnkoop (University of Bern), Alexander Smith (0000-0002-9966-8726, University of Bern), Wolfgang Retz (0000-0002-8582-3414, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Michael Liebrenz (0000-0001-8040-2744, University of Bern), Ana Buadze, Anna Buadze (0000-0002-8683-6807, University of Zurich) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Pages | 1403618-1403618 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1403618 |
| PMID | 38903643 |
| OpenAlex | W4399908374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 57 |
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 diagnoses. Additionally, residual symptoms may remain but beyond the diagnostic threshold. This is significant because untreated ADHD can increase re-offending risks and adverse health outcomes
Attention deficit disorder · Criminal justice · Criminology · Juvenile delinquency · Medical diagnosis · Psychiatric diagnosis · Psychiatry · Recidivism · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Psychology
The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement
The age-dependent decline of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
ADHD in children and young people
The descriptive epidemiology of DSM-IV Adult ADHD in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys
The dangers of using diagnoses outside of established psychiatric nosology in the courtroom
Intra-rater Kappa Accuracy of Prototype and ICD-10 Operational Criteria-Based Diagnoses for Mental Disorders
Perceptions and Attitudes of Correctional Staff Toward ADHD—A Challenging Disorder in Everyday Prison Life
From Under-Diagnoses to Over-Representation
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |