Risk of Alcohol Abuse in Humans with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms.
Cureus
; 11(10): e5996, 2019 Oct 25.
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| ID: mdl-31807384
ABSTRACT
The relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the risk of alcohol abuse is widely studied. Even though this topic has been of interest for several years, it is heavily debated. We studied various papers and conducted a systematic review using PubMed as the main source of data collection. We found that several studies put forward the concept of a positive association between alcohol abuse and ADHD symptoms, but a minority of them also showed opposing and contradictory results. We discovered that this inconsistency observed in studies could be a result of a biased approach in studies and a subjective attempt in interpretations. These biases could be studied in terms of sample size involved in the analysis, age at which studies are conducted among other statistical parameters. We believe that the deviations in the outcomes prove that the studies may be incomplete and that a standardized method of interpretation is required. Therefore, this paper recommends the need for further research to explore the connection between alcohol abuse in patients showing ADHD symptoms.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
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En
Revista:
Cureus
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos