Motivational interviewing plus behavioral activation for alcohol misuse in college students with ADHD.

ABSTRACT: Objective: College is a high-risk period for the initiation and escalation of problem alcohol use. College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at particularly high risk for experiencing alcohol-related negative consequences relative to typically developing peers. Despite this, the best therapeutic approach for addressing alcohol problems in college students with ADHD has not been identified. Behavioral activation (BA) may augment the effects of gold-standard College drinking interventions [i.e., brief motivational intervention (BMI)] for students with ADHD who are engaging in problem drinking. Method: 113 college students with ADHD (Mean age = 19.87, SD = 1.44; 49.1% male) were randomized to either BMI + BA or BMI plus suppor

SUBMITTER: Meinzer MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371056 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature