Attention Deficit Disorders

ADHD and Bipolar Disorder Subtype

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Abstract

A familial relationship between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder (BPD) was examined in 140 children with ADHD, 120 non-ADHD controls, and their 822 first-degree relatives by analyses of structured psychiatric interviews at the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Keywords:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderBipolar DisorderComorbid Disorder
  • Page/Article: 81-82
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-11-1
  • Published on 1 Nov 1997
  • Peer Reviewed