The ADHD Discussion in its Relation with Criminality

• In Event: Poster Session

Abstract

The ADHD is considered the most prevalent developmental disorder whose main symptoms are based on attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity. One of the most relevant worries in this disorder alludes to the probability of continuity in the adulthood, when its trajectory could even be related with delinquency. The main objective for the establishment of an appropriate intervention and prevention programs requires further investigate those variables related to that path (ADHD - delinquency). Specifically, one of the main questions that should be answered attend to the following fact: would be the core symptoms of ADHD enough to explain by itself the relationship of the Disorder with the criminal career? Is it necessary the weight of clinical comorbidity (ODD, CD or APD) to explain this relation? Similarly, since 2013 the APA 's inclusion of a set of biological and social triggers or risk factors could be, based on the new empirical researches, could offer evidence about the probability to develop a criminal career in the future.

Authors

• Marta M. Aguilar Carceles, University of Murcia

• David Lorenzo Morillas Fernandez, University of Mrucia (Spain)