Prospective Effects of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Sex on Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
Author(s) -
Irene J. Elkins,
Matt McGue,
William G. Iacono
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.64.10.1145
Subject(s) - impulsivity , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , substance abuse , conduct disorder , psychology , cannabis , psychiatry , nicotine , substance dependence , population , clinical psychology , odds ratio , medicine , environmental health
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an early manifestation of externalizing behavior, may identify children at high risk for later substance abuse. However, the ADHD-substance abuse relationship often disappears when co-occurring conduct disorder (CD) is considered.
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