December 16, 2022The risk of developing depression is three to six times higher in girls and young women with ADHD who take oral hormonal contraceptives (HCs) than it is among their neurotypical peers on similar birth control, according to a population-based cohort study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
1Women with ADHD were three times more likely to develop depression than women without ADHD, regardless of HC use, according to the research.
However, the risk for depression increased substantially for women on a combined oral contraceptive (COC) or progestogen-only pill (POP).
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