Addiction severity pattern associated with adult and childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients with addictions.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is highly prevalent among adults with addictive disorders, but little is known about addiction patterns associated with ADHD diagnosis. This study examined addiction severity in patients with co-occurring addictive disorders and ADHD controlling for the potential influence of associated psychiatric comorbidity. Data were collected in French outpatient addiction treatment centers.

Association between morningness/eveningness, addiction severity and psychiatric disorders among individuals with addictions.

Studies have shown that Evening-Type (ET) subjects used more stimulating and sedative substances, and presented more psychiatric disorders than Morning-Type (MT) subject. However, there is a lack of data on the chronotype of patients with addiction. The aim of our study was to describe chronotype and associated factors in a sample of outpatients beginning treatment for addiction.

Usefulness and validity of the modified Addiction Severity Index: A focus on alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and gambling.

Background: Individuals who seek treatment for an addictive disorder often exhibit comorbid substance use disorders and/or gambling disorder. The lack of a unique severity assessment instrument might be an obstacle for individuals to access integrated and comprehensive treatment. This paper aimed to examine the usefulness and validity of a modified version of the Addiction Severity Index (mASI) to assess all substance use disorders (including tobacco) and gambling.

Craving and substance use among patients with alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or heroin addiction: a comparison of substance- and person-specific cues.

Background And Aims: It is well established that craving increases following exposure to substance-related 'cues', but the role of life-styles or substance use habits that are unique to each person remains poorly understood. This study examines the association of substance-specific and personal cues with craving and substance use in daily life.

Design: Ecological momentary assessment was used during a 2-week period.

Ecological momentary assessment in alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and opiate dependence: a comparison of feasibility and validity.

Background: Despite growing use of computerized ambulatory monitoring in substance dependence research, little is known about the comparative feasibility and validity of these novel methods by substance type. This study compares the feasibility and validity of computerized ambulatory monitoring in outpatients seeking treatment for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or opiate dependence.

Methods: A total of 109 participants were recruited from an outpatient treatment center and completed standard clinical instruments followed by 2 weeks of computerized ambulatory monitoring of daily life experiences and substance use.

The diagnostic accuracy of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults with substance use disorders.

Purpose Of Review: Adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common comorbid condition to substance use disorder (SUD) and is associated with worse prognosis and quality of life. This review summarizes recent work assessing ADHD diagnosis reliability in SUD patients and provides arguments to enhance the accuracy of detecting this disorder.

Recent Findings: Adequate diagnosis of ADHD in SUD patients is challenged by phenomenological aspects of addiction and frequently associated other psychiatric disorders that overlap with key symptoms of ADHD.