Q: “When a child has ADHD and another diagnosis such as anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or depression, will ADHD medication treat the other diagnoses as well?
What effect will ADHD medication have, if any, on symptoms of co-occurring conditions? Will medications used to treat other conditions impact ADHD symptoms?”About 60% of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will have a comorbid condition.1 Comorbid means that one disorder often co-exists with a separate disorder.
The most common comorbid conditions with ADHD include anxiety disorders, OCD, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and autism spectrum disorder.
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