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ReviewCurrent opinion in psychiatry2011

The intersection of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse.

Timothy E Wilens, Nicholas R Morrison

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Review in Current opinion in psychiatry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Metabolomic Profile in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  8. Adolescents' Use of Medications for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Subsequent Risk of Nonmedical Stimulant Use.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024
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  11. Differences in alcohol and cannabis use amongst substance use disorder patients with and without comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy E WilensPediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, and Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. TWilens@partners.org
Nicholas R Morrison
Harvard University · US

Funding

Etiologies of Stimulant Misuse in College StudentsK24DA016264 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WILENS, TIMOTHY E · 2004 to 2013
$1.7M
Substance Abuse in ADHD GirlsR01DA014419 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WILENS, TIMOTHY E · 2002 to 2006
$947k
NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA016264NIDA NIH HHS NIH R01 DA14419NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA014419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe link between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) continues to be an area of great interest. In this report more recent work exploring the developmental relationship between ADHD and SUDs and associated concurrent disorders is discussed. RECENT

findingsRecent work highlights the role of treatment of ADHD in children on subsequent cigarette smoking and SUDs in adolescence and adulthood. Contemporary data suggest that ADHD may be underdiagnosed in SUD populations. Studies in patients with ADHD and SUDs suggest that SUDs treatment needs to be sequenced initially with ADHD treatment quickly thereafter. Recent studies also highlight concerns associated with the misuse and diversion of prescription stimulants in ADHD adolescents and young adults and indicate that extended-release stimulants may reduce the likelihood for abuse. SUMMARY: Practitioners are increasingly recognizing the overlap between ADHD and SUDs, and treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy demonstrate mixed results in the treatment of these comorbid disorders. Areas in need of further investigation include the mechanism(s) by which ADHD leads to SUDs, diagnostic criteria associated with ADHD in SUD individuals, and prevention and treatment strategies for these populations.

Indexed as

AdolescentAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHumansRisk FactorsSmokingSubstance-Related Disorders

Identifiers

PMID21483267
PMCPMC3435098
OpenAlexW2079969137

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