Pathways to social failure within the ADHD community - it's criminal how much we get wrong

Author/s
Phil Anderton
Citation
Issue 2 Spring 2012
CEPiP.2012.1.144-148
Abstract

People with ADHD are much more likely to encounter difficulties at school, at work and socially. They are more liable than the general population to misuse drugs and to commit criminal acts. Management of ADHD involves far more than simply decreasing the scores on behavioural scales. Because the consequences of the impairment of executive function can be so profound, attention needs to be paid to ways in which these deficits can be overcome by adopting a broader approach to assessment and management.

Cite as: Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practice 2012, 2(1):144-148; https://doi.org/10.65031/gxsj6147

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