TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The effects of ADHD in adult substance abusers
JO  - Journal of addictive diseases
A1  - Moura, Helena Ferreira
A1  - Faller, Sibele
A1  - Benzano, Daniela
A1  - Szobot, Cláudia
A1  - Von Diemen, Lisia
A1  - Stolf, Anderson Ravy
A1  - Souza-Formigoni, Maria Lucia
A1  - Cruz, Marcelo Santos
A1  - Brasiliano, Sílvia
A1  - Pechansky, Flavio
A1  - Kessler, Felix Henrique Paim
SP  - 252
EP  - 262
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-0887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2013.824359
ID  - ref1
ER  -