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Theme: ADHD - Editorial

ADHD and criminality: could treatment benefit prisoners with ADHD who are at higher risk of reoffending?

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Pages 345-348 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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Website

  • National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Diagnosis and Management of ADHD in Children, Young People and Adults. The British Psychological Society and The Royal College of Psychiatrists (2009). www.nice.org.uk

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