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Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD in Addicted Patients: What Does the Literature Tell Us

2 CE Hours
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About the Course

Substance use disorder (SUD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently co-occur, and the presence of ADHD complicates the treatment of the addiction. Pharmacotherapy is a potent intervention in childhood and adult ADHD, but findings have been mixed in adolescent and adult ADHD patients with SUDs. This review focuses on several contributing factors and possible explanations, with implications both for future research and for clinical practice. Please note that some of the content is more technical than may be anticipated based on this description.

This course is based on the reading online article, Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD in Addicted Patients: What Does the Literature Tell Us created by Pieter-Jan Carpentier, MD, PhD et al in 2017.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2017 Mar-Apr; 25(2): 50–64. 2017

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Pieter-Jan Carpentier, MD, PhD
Dr. Carpentier is a psychiatrist at the Reinier van Arkel Psychiatric Institute, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. His research focuses on substance abuse and ADHD and he has had more than 40 articles published in peer reviewed journals.
Frances R. Levin, MD, PhD
Dr. Levin is on the faculty at Columbia University in the Department of Psychiatry. Her research focuses on developing pharmacologic treatments for cocaine and marijuana dependence; and utility of pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders with psychiatric comorbidity. She has published multiple articles in peer reviewed journals.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists,nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify the pharmacological treatments of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients with substance abuse disorders (SUDs).
  2. 2 Discuss the clinical implications that exist with the treatment of ADHD patients with SUDs.
  3. 3 Analyze some of the randomized, placebo-controlled trials that evaluate the pharmacotherapy for ADHD in adults and adult SUD patients.

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Course Details

2 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103144

Related Topics

Pharmacotherapy Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD)

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2037.

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