Pathology of Medical Responses to Attention Deficit Disorder - Overactivity in Criminal Policy Approach

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder in childhood. It is characterized by three levels of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and compounding. The most dangerous situation is when so-called "comorbiditychr('39') is associated with one or more other mental disorders. If this involuntary disorder (Lack of control over activity and impulses) is not treated scientifically in childhood, during adolescence and adulthood, within severely diminishing the therapeutic effects of childhood, will adversely affect individual and family functioning and it will be a factor for be evasive person and have personal and social anomalies that lead to deviance and delinquency And, ultimately, these factors lead to the perversion and delinquency of the individual, and the community faces significant challenges in various dimensions. One of the most important gaps and damages in the medical Scientific and practical response in line with some of the pioneering countries is especially the lack of screening and supervision in primary education level. Therefore, according to the analytical-descriptive research method and interviews with some psychiatry professors, Iranchr('39')s criminal policy faces with severe inefficiency in all three legislative, judicial and executive sectors. And taking into account the scientific facts and psychological requirements for those with the disorder, it needs to proceed at the level of medical and social via the set of scientific approaches of Criminal policy with government responses and the participation of psychiatry specialists to deal with such phenomena which is increasing day by day. Please cite this article as: Foroutani J, Ahadi F. Pathology of Medical Responses to Attention Deficit Disorder - Overactivity in Criminal Policy Approach. Iran J Med Law 2020; 14(54): 7-31.