Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Clients Diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder in the Therapeutic Communities: Prevalence and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00064165:_____/21:10428007

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=CN~GidSkSt" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=CN~GidSkSt</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508571" target="_blank" >10.1159/000508571</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Clients Diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder in the Therapeutic Communities: Prevalence and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Original language description

Background: Most severe substance use disorders (SUDs) are connected with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental health problems. Therapeutic communities (TCs) provide a suitable option for the treatment of severe SUDs. The relationship between ADHD, the severity of the SUD, and other comorbidities in residential TCs is unknown. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of ADHD among clients with an SUD in residential rehab, and to compare the mental health of clients with and without ADHD. Methods: A cohort study was conducted in 5 residential TCs (N = 180, 76.7% male, 53.9% 25-34 years, 79.2% diagnosed with methamphetamine use disorder). We assessed ADHD symptoms, substance use, mental health problems, and psychiatric symptoms. Results: ADHD was found in 51% of the clients who showed significantly higher scores for their psychiatric status composite score (ASI-PSY) (F = 9.08, p &lt; 0.001; t = 5.05, p &lt; 0.001), the positive psychiatric symptoms total (SCL-PST) (F = 3.36, p &lt; 0.05; t = 3.15, p &lt; 0.01), and the global severity index (SCL-GSI) (F = 3.27, p &lt; 0.05; t = 3.18, p &lt; 0.01). The ASI-PSY and SCL correlated significantly with the symptoms of attention deficit disorder (Pearson&apos;s r&apos;s = 0.30-0.42, p&apos;s &lt; 0.001) and the symptoms of hyperactivity disorder (r&apos;s = 0.24-0.30, p&apos;s &lt; 0.01). Even when severity of substance use was accounted for, ADHD was confirmed as a significant predictor of ASI-PSY (B= 0.14, p &lt; 0.001 for combined disorder; B = 0.20, p &lt; 0.001 for attention disorder) and partially of SCL-PST (B = 8.12, p &lt; 0.05 for attention disorder). Conclusions: The ADHD prevalence in TCs was nearly 10-fold compared to the globally recorded values. ADHD diagnostic procedures and interventions should become an integral part of the standard diagnostic and treatment process.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30312 - Substance abuse

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA14-07822S" target="_blank" >GA14-07822S: The effect of ADHD on particular psychological functions, life-skills and quality of life among clients of therapeutic communities for addictions</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Addiction Research

ISSN

1022-6877

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

87-96

UT code for WoS article

000630154700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85090161394