Children With AD/HD Appear To Be At Higher Risk Of Infectious Diseases, Study Indicates

Psychiatric News (8/24) reports, “Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder” (AD/HD) “appear to be at higher risk of infectious diseases,” investigators concluded in a “large population-based case control study” that included “more than 50,000 children and adolescents.” The findings were published online Aug. 22 ahead of print in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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— “Children With ADHD at Higher Risk of Infectious Diseases, Study Finds, Psychiatric News , August 24, 2022

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