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Article: ADHD in girls linked to mood, eating disorders.(News)(Clinical report)

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December 1, 2007
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BOSTON -- Girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are significantly more likely than girls without the condition to be diagnosed with major depression, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

In addition, girls with ADHD have a significantly increased risk of developing an eating disorder than do their counterparts, the data show.

The numbers on depression come from a longitudinal case-control study that included 140 girls with ADHD and 122 controls enrolled by community psychiatrists or pediatricians at an academic medical center. The study participants, aged 6-18 ...

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