* Police Review - The social impact of ADHD
   By UK retired police officer Phil Anderton, Ph.D

Imagine that you have something ‘wrong’ with you that makes you break rules, makes people dislike you and it forces you to withdraw from your peer groups because of ridicule.  Continue those imaginative thoughts as you withdraw into yourself, despite your gregarious and extremely lively personality and that this eventually leads to depression.  Now stop imagining and accept that for 5% of our population those descriptions describe their condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD.  5% may sound like a startling number, 1 in 20, but it’s a medical fact that this number of people suffer this mental health disorder, that’s worldwide, it respects no boundaries, race or creed, and as such, the police service and other agencies within criminal justice should recognise the importance of this on everyday activities....                              If you wish to read the entire article, please click here