An ADHD diagnosis puts girls at much higher risk for other mental health problems

(University of California - Los Angeles) Girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk than girls without ADHD for multiple mental disorders that often lead to cascading problems such as abusive relationships, teenage pregnancies, poor grades and drug abuse, UCLA psychologists report in the journal Pediatrics.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news