Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and whole-blood serotonin levels: effects of comorbidity.

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(95)02596-o

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and whole-blood serotonin levels: effects of comorbidity.

Psychiatry research - 29 Jun 1995

Cook E H, Stein M A, Ellison T, Unis A S, Leventhal B L

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Whole-blood serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) levels were measured in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with and without comorbid conduct disorder (CD) or oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD). It was hypothesized that the whole-blood 5-HT levels of ADHD probands wou...

Topics

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Child
Child Behavior Disorders
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Male
Personality Assessment
Phenotype
Serotonin
Socialization

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