History of childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among adult substance users in selected drug rehabilitation centers: A descriptive study
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
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: 15-22, 2012.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-632925
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aims to determine the prevalence of ADHD among substance users in selected rehabilitation centers admitted from September 1,2008 to October 31,2008 using the Wender-Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS).METHODOLOGY:
A total of 104 recovering adult substance users (CI 95%) from rehabilitation centers were included by purposive sampling. They were then asked to answer an information set and subsequently WURS & ASRS was administered, either self-administered or clinician-assisted.RESULTS:
In this study, the prevalence of childhood ADHD among adult substance users using WURS was 23.1%. Of the 80 (77.1%) who didn't reach the cut-off score of 46, twenty-one subjects (20.2%) had WURS scores between 39-45 may have possible ADHD. About 29 (27.9%) subjects showed adult symptoms of ADHD. However, substance users with atypical depression and borderline personality disorder were not screened out and may account for false positive results.CONCLUSION:
About 1/3 of substance users in the study were positive for ADHD using the WURS while 1/5 of those studied had possible ADHD, needing further investigation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Rehabilitation Centers
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Prevalence
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Depression
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Self Report
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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