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

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

How to become a member

1. (Demonstrable) affinity with the subject of ADHD and addiction
2. Scientifically active and affiliated with an academic institution (University)
3. Can contribute to joint data collection through access to patients with these disorders
4. Financial contributions with an annual membership fee
5. ICASA board makes a decision about expansion and existing members must not object to the expansion with the relevant site

Official documents

1. A plan of policies and activities for 2024
2. A plan of policies and activities for 2023
3. A plan of policies and activities for 2022
4. A plan of policies and activities for 2021
5. Report of activities 2023
6. Report of activities 2022
7. Report of activities 2021
8. Report of activities 2020
9. INCAS report 2020
10. Remuneration policy
11. ICASA Budget 2024
12. ICASA Budget 2023
13. ICASA Budget 2022
14. ICASA Budget 2020-2021
15. ICASA budget 2019-2020
16. ICASA budget 2018-2019
17. ICASA budget 2017-2018
18. Financial report 2023
19. Financial report 2022
20. Financial report 2021
21. Financial report 2020
22. Financial report 2019
23. Financial report 2018
24. Financial report 2017
25. Financial report 2016
26. Financial report 2015
27. Financial report 2014