ERIC Number: EJ1467325
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
EISSN: EISSN-1557-1246
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How Do Personality Dysfunction and Maladaptive Personality Traits Predict Time to Premature Discontinuation of Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD?
Peter Jacobsson1,2; Tove Granqvist3; Christopher J. Hopwood4; Robert F. Krueger5; Bo Söderpalm1; Thomas Nilsson1,6
Journal of Attention Disorders, v29 n5 p351-362 2025
Objectives: Non-adherence to medication is common in the adult ADHD clinical group. The goal of this pre-registered study was to examine whether the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorder (AMPD), generality personality dysfunction (LPFS-BF 2.0) or maladaptive personality traits (PID-5), can predict time to premature discontinuation of pharmacological treatment beyond other known factors. Methods: A sample of 284 adult patients with ADHD (60.6% female; M[subscript age] = 32.31 years) were investigated for medication adherence from 2018 to 2023, using time-to-event analytic methods. Results: Of the sample, 54 were found to have discontinued treatment prematurely without consulting their physician. Interestingly this group was prescribed considerably lower doses before discontinuation than adhering patients. General personality dysfunction and maladaptive antagonistic personality traits are implicated in varying degrees, with the specific maladaptive personality facets "Intimacy Avoidance and Deceitfulness" (PID-5) significantly predicting time to premature discontinuation of ADHD medication beyond other known reasons for non-adherence. Conclusions: The broader implication is that the emerging personality pathology models hold promise to predict non-adherence in the adult ADHD population.
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Drug Therapy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Health Behavior, Compliance (Psychology), Personality Problems, Adults, Patients, Foreign Countries, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Gothenburg, Sweden; 2Region Halland, Varberg, Sweden; 3Trana Psykologer, Varberg, Sweden; 4University of Zurich, Switzerland; 5University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; 6Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden