ADHD and Psychoactive Substance Abuse

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-1-9

Keywords:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder, Conduct Disorders

Abstract

The effect of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to psychiatric comorbidity, familiality, and adversity, as risk factors for psychoactive substance use disorder (PSUD) was evaluated at the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Published

1997-01-01

Issue

Section

Attention Deficit Disorders