Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Relation to Addictive Behaviors: A Moderated-Mediation Analysis of Personality Risk Factors and Sex

Introduction: Research has shown that those with ADHD have an increased risk for addiction disorders like alcoholism and substance abuse. What is less clear is the mechanism(s) whereby ADHD gives rise to increased engagement in addictive behaviors, and whether there are sex differences in the ADHD-a...

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Main Authors: Caroline eDavis, Alina eCohen, Mark eDavids, Alex eRabindranath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00047/full