@article{ref1,
title="The effects of ADHD in adult substance abusers",
journal="Journal of addictive diseases",
year="2013",
author="Moura, Helena Ferreira and Faller, Sibele and Benzano, Daniela and Szobot, Cláudia and Von Diemen, Lisia and Stolf, Anderson Ravy and Souza-Formigoni, Maria Lucia and Cruz, Marcelo Santos and Brasiliano, Sílvia and Pechansky, Flavio and Kessler, Felix Henrique Paim",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="252-262",
abstract="The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychiatric comorbidities and different areas of life functioning in substance abusers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms. A cross-sectional, multi-center study involving 285 adult substance abusers from outpatient and inpatient clinics was performed. The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, the sixth version of the Addiction Severity Index, and the Mini International Neuropsychiatry Interview were used for data collection. Individuals with comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorders showed increased addiction severity when compared with individuals without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (53.3 ± 7.3 vs. 48.4 ± 8.4, respectively). Our results suggest that comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorders is associated with a more severe course of substance use and with social and psychiatric impairment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1055-0887",
doi="10.1080/10550887.2013.824359",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2013.824359"
}