How Substance Users With ADHD Perceive the Relationship Between Substance Use and Emotional Functioning.
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Journal Article
OBJECTIVE: Although substance use (SU) is elevated in ADHD and both are associated with disrupted emotional functioning, little is known about how emotions and SU interact in ADHD. We used a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach to explore this relationship. METHOD: Narrative comments were coded for 67 persistent (50 ADHD, 17 local normative comparison group [LNCG]) and 25 desistent (20 ADHD, 5 LNCG) substance users from the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA) adult follow-up (21.7-26.7 years-old). RESULTS: SU persisters perceived SU positively affects emotional states and positive emotional effects outweigh negative effects. No ADHD group effects emerged. Qualitative analysis identified perceptions that cannabis enhanced positive mood for ADHD and LNCG SU persisters, and improved negative mood and ADHD for ADHD SU persisters. CONCLUSION: Perceptions about SU broadly and mood do not differentiate ADHD and non-ADHD SU persisters. However, perceptions that cannabis is therapeutic may inform ADHD-related risk for cannabis use.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Mitchell, JT; Weisner, TS; Jensen, PS; Murray, DW; Molina, BSG; Arnold, LE; Hechtman, L; Swanson, JM; Hinshaw, SP; Victor, EC; Kollins, SH; Wells, KC; Belendiuk, KA; Blonde, A; Nguyen, C; Ambriz, L; Nguyen, JL
Published Date
- July 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 22 / 9_suppl
Start / End Page
- 49S - 60S
PubMed ID
- 28166690
Pubmed Central ID
- 28166690
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1557-1246
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/1087054716685842
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States