France diagnosing kids diagnosing adults related conditions News France

Study: PTSD Found in 84% of Adults with ADHD Seeking Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Reading now: 276
www.additudemag.com

May 18, 2020Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is almost ubiquitous in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a new study of 551 hospital patients in France.

Researchers studied patient questionnaires factoring in age, gender, marital status, lifetime trauma exposure, and self-reported adult ADHD; the results confirmed that PTSD was highly correlated with ADHD in patients hospitalized for AUD and may indicate a specific subpopulation.This research is the latest in a growing number of studies that reveal an association between ADHD and PTSD in both children and adults.1  The DSM-5 establishes 17 symptoms of PTSD that occur in the aftermath of a

Read more on additudemag.com
The website mental.guide is an aggregator of articles from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the article if you find it unreliable.

Related articles

DMCA