Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder risk for heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder is age specific
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder risk for heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder is age specific
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00349.x
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Marshal, Michael P.
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作者:
Molina, Brooke S. G.;Pelham, William E.;Marshal, Michael P.
Background: This study was designed to assess age specificity in the risk for heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) among adolescents and young adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosed in childhood.Methods: Children diagnosed with ADHD (n=364 probands) were interviewed an average of 8 years later in the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study, either as adolescents (11-17 years old) or as young adults (18-28 years of age). Demographically similar age-matched participants without ADHD were recruited as adolescents (n=120) or as adults (n=120) for comparison with the probands. Alcohol involvement was assessed comprehensively to include measures of heavy drinking that are standard in alcoholism research and prognostic of later alcohol-related problems.Results: Results revealed age specificity in the association such that episodic heavy drinking (measured as 5+ drinks per occasion), drunkenness, DSM-IV AUD symptoms, and DSM-IV AUD were elevated among 15- to 17-year-old probands, but not among younger adolescents. Among young adults, drinking quantity and AUD were elevated among probands with antisocial personality disorder. Childhood predictors indexing antisocial behavior were also examined.Conclusions: The age- specificity of these findings helps to explain prior inconsistencies across previous studies regarding risk for alcohol-related outcomes among children with ADHD.