High Comorbidity of DSM Mood and Anxiety Disorders Found Among Substance

High comorbidity of DSM mood and anxiety disorders found among substance
Authors used both DSM-IV and DCPR criteria in a sample of substance abuse outpatients to verify if DCPR might expand the psychological assessment in SUD settings. Forty patients (69%) received at least one DSM-IV diagnosis while 18 (31%) had no …
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Study finds no link between childhood ADHD drug use and adult drug abuse
… stimulant medication (such as Dexedrine and Ritalin) and those who weren't, causing them to conclude "that treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with stimulant medication neither protects nor increases the risk of later substance …
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The Clinical Assessment of Substance Use Disorders – role-modeling the initial visit – This video is an excerpt from the free on-line resource “The Clinical Assessment of Substance Use Disorders” http://webcampus.drexelmed.edu/nida/ which was c…