An intervention program for ADHD in patients with substance use disorders: preliminary results of a field trial.
The comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently not well recognized in substance abuse treatment institutions in The Netherlands. As a consequence, patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and ADHD often receive suboptimal treatment. To prevent every treatment center from having to invent its own diagnostic procedure and intervention for ADHD, a national working group was established. This group developed an intervention program for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in patients with SUD. This article describes the development and content of this intervention program. An important part of this development was testing the intervention program in two addiction treatment centers in The Netherlands. Systematic screening of ADHD was part of the test. A self-report questionnaire was used. Subjects with positive screening results were referred for the diagnostic procedure. Nine hundred twenty-eight screenings were performed: 207 screened positive, 115 came for further diagnostics, and 65 were ultimately diagnosed with ADHD.
Goossensen
M Anne
MA
Institute of Health Policy and Management, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.goossensen@erasmusmc.nl
van de Glind
Geurt
G
Carpentier
Pieter-Jan
PJ
Wijsen
Riek M A
RM
van Duin
Daniëlle
D
Kooij
J J Sandra
JJ
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004493:Education; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D010379:Peer Group; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*