A recent study published in The Lancet Psychiatry earlier this month looked at the risk that individuals with adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have with developing other chronic health conditions.
Researchers in Sweden collected data of full-sibling and maternal half-sibling pairs born between Jan 1, 1932, and Dec 31, 1995, through the Population and Multi-Generation Registers.
Data from 4, 789, 799 individuals was used in this study. The study found that adults with ADHD were more likely to develop different chronic illnesses and other physical health conditions than those without adult ADHD.
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