Newsweek (4/3, Gander) reports “children at risk of developing” certain mental illnesses may be “more likely to be bullied, according to scientists” who “studied 5,028 children of European ancestry from the Avon region of the U.K., who were taking part in the 14,062-participant Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.”
Healio (4/3, Demko) reports the findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Kids who were at the greatest risk of developing mental health conditions such as depression and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were also more likely to be bullied, the team found. Children with a high BMI, likely meaning they were overweight, also had a higher chance of being targeted.
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— “Children At Risk Of Depression And Adhd More Likely To Be Bullied, “Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, April 3, 2019