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Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychological Medicine

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ADHD and depression: investigating a causal explanation

Lucy Riglin, Beate Leppert, Christina Dardani, Ajay K. Thapar, Ajay K. Thapar, Frances Rice, et al.
Psychological Medicine Summary & key facts 2020 138 citations

This study used a long-term UK birth cohort (N = 8,310) and genetic analyses to test whether childhood ADHD is linked to depression later in life. Children with ADHD at age 7 had higher odds of recurrent depression in young adulthood (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.05–1.73). Genetic analyses (Mendelian randomization)…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
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