A Perturbação por Uso de Substâncias como Comorbilidade em Doentes com Perturbação de Hiperatividade e Défice de Atenção
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Comorbilidade, Diagnóstico Duplo, Perturbação de Hiperatividade e Défice de Atenção/complicações, Perturbação por Uso de Substâncias, Prevalência, Terapia CombinadaResumo
A perturbação de hiperatividade e défice de atenção (PHDA) é uma perturbação do neurodesenvolvimento que se manifesta por desatenção e/ou hiperatividade e impulsividade. É uma perturbação com início na infância, mas que pode persistir na vida adulta. Está associada ao surgimento de várias comorbilidades, entre elas, muito frequentemente, o desenvolvimento de perturbação por uso de substâncias (PUS). Esta comorbilidade confere uma maior gravidade ao quadro clínico, e torna o tratamento mais complexo e desafiante. Apesar de serem patologias diferentes, apresentam algumas características etiológicas comuns. Esta revisão narrativa pretendeu estudar a associação entre a PHDA e a PUS, nomeadamente no que concerne à prevalência desta associação, etiologia e quais as melhores estratégias de diagnóstico e tratamento. Conclui-se que a PUS corresponde a uma das comorbilidades mais comuns entre os doentes com PHDA, com fatores genéticos, alterações neuroanatómicas e neurofisiológicas a correlacionarem ambas as patologias. Os doentes com PHDA, com PUS em comorbilidade, apresentam um início mais precoce da PUS, com um consumo mais intenso, e piores resultados terapêuticos. Assim, deve ser recomendada uma atenção especial a esta comorbilidade em doentes com PHDA, bem como uma pesquisa ativa de sintomas de PHDA em doentes com PUS. Esta pesquisa pode ser realizada primeiramente, através de escalas de screening de autopreenchimento. O tratamento adequado pode incluir uma combinação de tratamento farmacológico e não farmacológico, com estratégias dirigidas para ambas as patologias.
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