Association between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in childhood and schizophrenia later in adulthood

Dalsgaard, S.; Mortensen, P.B.; Frydenberg, M.; Maibing, C.M.; Nordentoft, M.; Thomsen, P.H.

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.06.004

Association between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in childhood and schizophrenia later in adulthood

Purpose: To estimate the risk of schizophrenia in adulthood among children and adolescents with ADHD compared to the background population. Subjects/materials and methods: Two hundred and eight youths with ADHD (183 boys; 25 girls) were followed prospectively. Diagnoses of schizophrenia were obta…