Effects of family history of substance use disorder on reward processing in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT: Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often develop early onset substance use disorder (SUD) and show poor treatment outcomes. Both disorders show similar reward-processing alterations, but it is unclear whether these are associated with familial vulnerability to SUD. Our aim was to investigate effects of family history of SUD (FH) on reward processing in individuals with and without ADHD, without substance misuse. Behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from a modified monetary incentive delay task were compared between participants with and without FH (FH positive [FH+]: n = 76 and FH negative [FH-]: n = 69; 76 with ADHD, aged 16.74 ± 3.14, 82 males), while accounting for continuous ADHD scores. The main analysis showed distinct positive

SUBMITTER: Paraskevopoulou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9285350 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature