TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Childhood histories of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders in Japanese methamphetamine and inhalant abusers: preliminary report
JO  - Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences
A1  - Matsumoto, Toshihiko
A1  - Kamijo, Atsushi
A1  - Yamaguchi, Akiko
A1  - Iseki, Eizo
A1  - Hirayasu, Yoshio
SP  - 102
EP  - 105
VL  - 59
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1323-1316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01340.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -