Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and crack cocaine

what does the comparison between a group of users and non-users indicate?

Authors

  • Ana Carolina Maciel Cancian Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Luiza Drissen Signorelli Germano Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Fernanda Cerutti Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Margareth da Silva Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v13i2p78-85

Keywords:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Crack-Cocaine; Adult Self-Report

Abstract

The objective in this study was to analyze the relation between the use of crack-cocaine and the diagnosis attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Associations were analyzed between the clinical group of crack-cocaine users and the non-clinical group, taken from the general population, through a sample of 971 participants who answered the Adult SelfReport. Significant differences were found in the presence of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis (p=0.001), such as attention problems (p=0.001), which can be related to changes associated with the search for rewarding situations, such as substance use. This, allied with the impulsiveness in both disorders, would make this association worthy of formulating specific guidelines to maximize the treatment efficacy.

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Carolina Maciel Cancian, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

    Master degree student, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

  • Luiza Drissen Signorelli Germano, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

    Undergraduate, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

  • Fernanda Cerutti, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

    Doctor degree student, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

  • Margareth da Silva Oliveira

    PhD. Psychologist. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

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Published

2018-08-27

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Cancian, A. C. M., Germano, L. D. S., Cerutti, F., & Oliveira, M. da S. (2018). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and crack cocaine: what does the comparison between a group of users and non-users indicate?. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 13(2), 78-85. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v13i2p78-85