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I wonder how it compares to prisoners of other countries.

• littlelady 4y ago
  Comparable. According to this report[1], 25% of offenders in the UK are estimated to have ADHD. According to [2] the figures are roughly around 32.1% in Central and Northern Europe, 26.9% in North America, and 17.6% in "other" countries. The lowest prevalence being in Brazil with 6% of the prison population estimated to have ADHD. I'm wondering if the difference has to do with lack of data or with the nature of the crimes committed. ADHD hasn't been recognized that long and there's significant overlap of symptoms between ADHD, PTSD and BPD. Both of which also can be reactions to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)[3], which have also been shown to link to criminality. One study has also shown a correlation between ACEs and ADHD [4]. Sources: 1. https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Takeda_ADHD-in-the-CJS-Roundtable-Report_Final.pdf https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06... 2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301200/ 3. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html 4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28477799/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28477799/