ADHD symptom trajectories across childhood and early adolescence and risk for hypomanic symptoms in young adulthood.

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BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that childhood Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) elevates the risk of later Bipolar Spectrum Disorder (BD). However, it remains unclear whether different trajectories of ADHD symptoms confer differential risk for BD. METHODS: Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children were available from 7811 children at age 8 years, 7435 at 10, 6798 at 13,...

Topics

• Longitudinal Studies
• Humans
• Male
• Female
• Child
• Adolescent