Während bei Männern mit ADHS die Zahl der Verurteilungen höher war, war bei Frauen mit ADHS das relative Risiko höher. Bei Frauen mit ADHS war das Risiko für Gewaltverbrechen achtmal höher (bei Männern mit ADHS fünfmal). Das höchste Risiko besteht bei Personen mit eineiigen Zwillingen mit ADHS, dann bei zweieiigen Zwillingen und Vollgeschwistern.
Familial link between ADHD and crime risk is partly genetic, study suggests
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(25)01527-6/fulltext
From the linked article:
A new study has found that individuals with ADHD have a higher risk of being convicted of a crime, and reveals this connection also extends to their family members. The research suggests that shared genetics are a meaningful part of the explanation for this link. Published in Biological Psychology, the findings show that the risk of a criminal conviction increases with the degree of genetic relatedness to a relative with ADHD.
The results first confirmed that individuals with an ADHD diagnosis had a substantially higher risk of being convicted of a crime compared to those without ADHD. The risk was particularly elevated for violent crimes.
The analysis also revealed a significant gender difference: **while men with ADHD had higher absolute numbers of convictions, women with ADHD had a greater relative increase in risk compared to women without the disorder. For violent crime, the risk was over eight times higher for women with ADHD, while it was about five times higher for men with ADHD**.
The central finding of the study was the clear pattern of familial co-aggregation. Having a relative with ADHD was associated with an increased personal risk for a criminal conviction. This risk followed a gradient based on genetic relatedness.
**The highest risk was observed in individuals whose identical twin had ADHD, followed by fraternal twins and full siblings. The risk was progressively lower for half-siblings and cousins**. This pattern, where the association weakens as genetic similarity decreases, points toward the influence of shared genetic factors.
I’m genuinely shocked there was no mention in the paper relating to the economic status of the cohort participants instead focusing on gender and genetics, where any familial wealth and the ability to help eachother through economic struggles would dramatically insulate from crime.
Poverty + the issues caused by untreated ADHD seems like a decent recipe for crime, rather than some nebulous genetic predisposition.
They even refer to another study with a different result that actually DID control for socioeconomic factors.
It’s possible I missed something, but it seems like there should be a high level of scrutiny with research like this since it has a high social risk of demonization and avoiding diagnosis/treatement.
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