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Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems: 2016, 18, N4s1 (pages: 11 - 18)

Relationship Linking Adhd Symptoms with Severe Dissociative Experiences and Ptsd Symptoms in a Sample of Inpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder

Evren C., Umut G., Alniak I., Carkci O., Karabulut V., Cetin T., Evren B., and Agachanli R.

Summary: Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and the severity of PTSD symptoms, while controlling the effects of dissociative experiences, anxiety and depression in a sample of inpatients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Methods: Participants included 190 inpatients with AUD. Participants were evaluated by applying the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) and PTSD Checklist Civilian version (PCL-C). Results: ASRS total score and subscale scores (hyperactive/impulsive-HI, inattentive-IN) were moderately correlated with PCL-C score, while they were mildly and moderately correlated with anxiety, depression and DES scores. Severity of ADHD (both ASRS-18, particularly HI dimension, and ASRS-6 score) predicted the severity of PTSD symptoms even after controlling patients' dissociative experiences, depressive symptoms and trait anxiety. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the severity of ADHD symptoms, particularly the HI dimension, may be related to the severity of PTSD symptoms, together with dissociative experiences and trait anxiety among inpatients with AUD.