Benson Kari, Flory Kate
a Department of Psychology , Ohio University , Athens , Ohio , USA.
b Department of Psychology , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina , USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Dec 6;52(14):1937-1945. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1318146. Epub 2017 Jul 28.
The misuse of stimulant medications, commonly used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is a concern on college campuses.
This study sought to examine the relations between the misuse of stimulant medications and symptoms of depression and ADHD.
Eight hundred and ninety students ages 18-26 from one public university took a web-based survey including rating scales measuring symptoms of depression and ADHD.
The prevalence rate of misuse in the past year was 23%. Symptoms of depression were significantly related to misuse; however, once symptoms of ADHD were included in the analysis, depression was no longer a significant predictor. Further, there was not a significant interaction between ADHD and depression, but symptoms of ADHD were significantly related to misuse. Conclusions/Importance: Results suggest that attention difficulties may be one of the most important factors in predicting stimulant medication misuse. Therefore, prevention efforts to reduce the misuse of stimulant medication would be most successful when targeting students with symptoms of inattention.
常用于治疗注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的刺激性药物的滥用在大学校园中备受关注。
本研究旨在探讨刺激性药物滥用与抑郁症状及ADHD之间的关系。
来自一所公立大学的890名18至26岁的学生进行了一项基于网络的调查，其中包括测量抑郁症状和ADHD症状的评定量表。
过去一年中滥用的患病率为23%。抑郁症状与滥用显著相关；然而，一旦将ADHD症状纳入分析，抑郁就不再是一个显著的预测因素。此外，ADHD和抑郁之间没有显著的交互作用，但ADHD症状与滥用显著相关。结论/重要性：结果表明注意力困难可能是预测刺激性药物滥用的最重要因素之一。因此，针对注意力不集中症状的学生进行预防努力，以减少刺激性药物的滥用将最为成功。
