ICASA aims to contribute to a substantial decrease in the proportion of ADHD patients developing an addiction/substance use disorder (SUD) and to substantially improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of patients having both ADHD and SUD.

About ICASA

Mission Statement

ICASA aims to contribute to a substantial decrease in the proportion of ADHD patients developing an addiction/substance use disorder (SUD) and to substantially improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of patients having both ADHD and SUD.

We want to achieve this by performing and coordinating high quality research in order to

  1. determine the magnitude of the problem: how many ADHD patients develop SUD and how many treatment seeking SUD patients have ADHD?
  2. increase knowledge about the factors that influence the course and development of SUD in ADHD patients
  3. apply findings in the development of methods for prevention of SUD in ADHD patients
  4. develop evidence based procedures for diagnoses and treatment of ADHD in SUD patients
Our strategies
  1. ICASA strives to use its own network and the network of its participants in order to improve access to researchers, clinicians and patients for research
  2. ICASA strives to increase both the quality and quantity of research related to this topic by using a consistent set of research instruments and by setting up databases for secondary analyses of research data
  3. ICASA strives to exchange knowledge on the topic of 'ADHD and Substance Abuse' both within the ICASA network and in contacts with other colleagues
  4. ICASA will publish its research findings in peer reviewed Journals and will present these results at (inter)national conferences

Structure

The ICASA organization consists of:
  1. The board of 5 members
  2. The research office at the Radboud University Medical Hospital (RadboudUMC)/NISPA (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) (director: Arnt Schellekens, coordinator: Lisa Horstman)
  3. A network of 59 members in 17 countries

Official documents

  1. A plan of policies and activities for 2023
  2. A plan of policies and activities for 2022
  3. A plan of policies and activities for 2021
  4. Report of activities 2022
  5. Report of activities 2021
  6. Report of activities 2020
  7. INCAS report 2020
  8. Remuneration policy
  9. ICASA Budget 2023
  10. ICASA Budget 2022
  11. ICASA Budget 2020-2021
  12. ICASA budget 2019-2020
  13. ICASA budget 2018-2019
  14. ICASA budget 2017-2018
  15. Financial report 2022
  16. Financial report 2021
  17. Financial report 2020
  18. Financial report 2019
  19. Financial report 2018
  20. Financial report 2017
  21. Financial report 2016
  22. Financial report 2015
  23. Financial report 2014

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