Substance Use in Adolescents with ADHD and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: The Transdiagnostic Role of Emotional Dysregulation, Impulsivity and Hypersensitivity Traits
Ilaria Accorinti·Stefano Berloffa·Carmen Gnasso·Francesca Ieri·Gianluca Sesso·Annarita Milone·Pamela Fantozzi·Emanuela Inguaggiato·Francesca Lenzi·Valentina Levantini·Antonio Narzisi·Giulio Perugi·Chiara Pfanner·Greta Tolomei·Elena Valente·Valentina Viglione·Arianna Villafranca·Gabriele Masi·Paola Pias·Diletta Donatella Acierno
Background/Objectives: Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar spectrum disorders are at increased risk of substance use; categorical diagnoses may not fully explain individual variability in substance-related outcomes. This study examined substance use severity in clinically complex adolescents, focusing on the role of primary diagnosis and transdiagnostic dimensions (emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, cyclothymic-hypersensitive traits). Methods: In this