ADHD and depression: investigating a causal explanation.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that ADHD increases the risk of depression later in life and are consistent with a causal effect of ADHD genetic liability on subsequent major depression. However, findings were different for more broadly defined depression.
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Source: Psychological Medicine - April 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Riglin L, Leppert B, Dardani C, Thapar AK, Rice F, O'Donovan MC, Davey Smith G, Stergiakouli E, Tilling K, Thapar A Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research