An open trial of bupropion for ADHD in adolescents with substance use disorders and conduct disorder.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,  December, 1998  by Pottle, Laura C.

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Adolescents with conduct disorder (CD) and substance use disorders (SUD) have higher rates of comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than adolescents who do not have CD and are not involved in substance use (Crowley and Riggs, 1995; Thompson et al., 1996). In addition, adolescents with ADHD and comorbid CD/SUD may have a worse prognosis and a more virulent illness than those without CD/SUD (Crowley and Riggs, 1995; Moffitt, 1993; Moffitt and Silva, 1988; Thompson et al., 1996).

Youths with ADHD and CD often have more severe pathology, more family adversity, lower ...

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