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Association between childhood attention‐deficit–hyperactivity symptoms and adulthood dissociation in male inmates: Preliminary report
Author(s) -
MATSUMOTO TOSHIHIKO,
IMAMURA FUMI
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01683.x
Subject(s) - dissociation (chemistry) , psychology , sexual abuse , dissociative , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , childhood abuse , psychiatry , dissociative disorders , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , psychotherapist , chemistry
The present study examined associations between childhood attention‐deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and adulthood dissociation in 799 male inmates using self‐reporting questionnaires. Consequently, 33% of the subjects reported childhood physical abuse, and 11.8% reported childhood sexual abuse. A significant association was found between childhood ADHD symptoms and current dissociative tendency ( r = 0.51, P < 0.001). Clinical implications of intervention focusing on dissociation in correctional/forensic practices for adult offenders are discussed.