Stimulant treatment profiles predicting co-occurring substance use disorders in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

• Published in: European child & adolescent psychiatry Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 1213 - 1222
• Main Authors: Groenman, Annabeth P., Schweren, Lizanne J. S., Weeda, Wouter, Luman, Marjolein, Noordermeer, Siri D. S., Heslenfeld, Dirk J., Franke, Barbara, Faraone, Stephen V., Rommelse, Nanda, Hartman, Catharina A., Hoekstra, Pieter J., Buitelaar, Jan, Oosterlaan, Jaap
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescents; Age; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Child & adolescent psychiatry; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Comorbidity; Data processing; Drug dependence; Drug use; Drugs; Hyperactivity; Medical treatment; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nicotine; Original Contribution; Psychiatry; Substance use disorder; Variability; Substance use disorders; ADHD; Stimulant medication; Nicotine dependence

Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk of developing substance use disorders (SUDs) and nicotine dependence (ND). It remains unclear whether and how stimulant treatment may affect this risk. We aimed to investigate how stimulant use profiles influence...