Childhood histories of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders in Japanese methamphetamine and inhalant abusers: preliminary report.

Abstract

The present study examined childhood histories of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 54 methamphetamine and 12 inhalant abusers using the Wender Utah Rating Scale. The inhalant abusers experienced initial drinking at a younger age than methamphetamine abusers (P=0.038). The Wender Utah Rating Scale score was significantly higher in the inhalant abusers than in the methamphetamine abusers (P=0.013) although 83.3% of inhalant and 55.6% of methamphetamine abusers had higher scores than the cut-off for ADHD. These findings suggest that drug abuse is associated with childhood ADHD, and that inhalant abusers have a higher incidence of childhood ADHD than methamphetamine abusers.

• Authors: Toshihiko Matsumoto, Atsushi Kamijo, Akiko Yamaguchi, Eizo Iseki, Yoshio Hirayasu
• Journal: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci) Vol. 59 Issue 1 Pg. 102-5 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 1323-1316 [Print] Australia
• PMID: 15679548 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Butanes
• Toluene
• Methamphetamine
• butane

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Age Factors
• Alcohol Drinking (epidemiology, psychology)
• Amphetamine-Related Disorders (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Association Learning
• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, psychology)
• Butanes
• Child
• Comorbidity
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Incidence
• Japan
• Male
• Methamphetamine
• Self Medication (statistics & numerical data)
• Smoking (epidemiology, psychology)
• Statistics as Topic
• Substance-Related Disorders (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Toluene