Publications

Authors:

Tamburin, Stefano; Federico, Angela; Morbioli, Laura; Faccini, Marco; Casari, Rebecca; Zamboni, Lorenzo; Briguglio, Giuseppe; Lugoboni, Fabio

Title:

Screening for adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in high-dose benzodiazepine dependent patients

Year:

2017

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS

ISSN of journal:

1055-0496

N° Volume:

26

Number or Folder:

6

Page numbers:

610-614

Keyword:

Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ADHD; high-dose benzodiazepine; addiction; patients

Short description of contents:

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequent in patients with substance use disorders (SUD), but information on its prevalence in high-dose benzodiazepine (BZD) dependence is lacking. We estimated the prevalence of adult ADHD in a group of treatment-seeking high-dose BZD dependent patients according to a valid screening tool, and explored the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients that screened positive for ADHD (ADHD+) in comparison to those that screened negative (ADHD-). METHODS: We prospectively recruited 167 consecutive patients with high-dose BZD dependence and screened them for adult ADHD with the World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale version 1.1 (ASRS-v1.1) Symptom Checklist Part A. We compared demographic and clinical characteristics in ADHD+ and ADHD- groups. RESULTS: Fifty-three patients (31.7% of the sample) were positive to adult ADHD screening. ADHD+ patients showed a significantly larger prevalence of poly-drug abuse than ADHD- ones. BZD formulation and active principle significantly differed between the two groups. The other clinical variables, including psychiatric comorbidity, as well as the demographic ones, did not differ in ADHD+ versus ADHD- comparison. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Adult ADHD may be common in treatment-seeking high-dose BZD dependent patients according to ASRS-v1.1 Symptom Checklist Part A. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Screening for ADHD in this type of SUD with this questionnaire is quick and may offer useful information for prognosis and treatment. (Am J Addict 2017;XX:1-5).

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12573

Product ID:

98756

Handle IRIS:

11562/967949

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Tamburin, Stefano; Federico, Angela; Morbioli, Laura; Faccini, Marco; Casari, Rebecca; Zamboni, Lorenzo; Briguglio, Giuseppe; Lugoboni, Fabio, Screening for adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in high-dose benzodiazepine dependent patients «THE AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS» , vol. 26 , n. 6 , 2017 , pp. 610-614

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