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Risk of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in relatives of people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Aug 2013
Larsson Henrik, Rydén Eleonore, Boman Marcus, Långström Niklas, Lichtenstein Paul, Landén Mikael
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BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and it has been suggested that combined bipolar disorder and ADHD is aetiologically distinct from the pure disorders. AIMS: To clarify whether ADHD shares genetic and environmental factors with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. METHOD: By linking longitudinal Swedish national registers, we...
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