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To assess the prevalence and clinical impact of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among patients admitted for alcohol use disorders in a general hospital setting.

June 24, 2019Indian Journal of Psychological MedicineOpen Access

Prevalence of Adult ADHD Co-morbidity in Alcohol Use Disorders in a General Hospital Setup

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To assess the prevalence and clinical impact of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among patients admitted for alcohol use disorders in a general hospital setting.
Assessed 100 consecutive inpatients admitted with alcohol use disorder using the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire and Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol.
Screened subjects with the Adult ADHD Self Report Scale (ASRS) and confirmed diagnoses using the DSM-5 diagnostic interview.
Conducted statistical analyses using Epi-Info Version 7.2 with Mann-Whitney and Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests.
Twenty-one patients screened positive on the ASRS, and 19 were confirmed to have adult ADHD, establishing a comorbidity rate of 19%.
Patients with comorbid adult ADHD and alcohol use disorder experienced accelerated progression toward dependence and earlier relapses.

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Cross-sectional study finds 19% adult ADHD comorbidity in inpatients with alcohol use disorder, indicating accelerated dependence progression and earlier relapses.

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Lohit et al. (2019) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional study finds 19% adult ADHD comorbidity in inpatients with alcohol use disorder, indicating accelerated dependence progression and earlier relapses.

Prevalence of Adult ADHD Co-morbidity in Alcohol Use Disorders in a General Hospital Setup

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