Meta-Analyses of Externalizing Disorders: Genetics or Prenatal Alcohol Exposure?

Leah WetherillTatiana ForoudCharles Goodlett

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2017)

These results provide compelling evidence of an increased risk of ADHD in those with PAE beyond that due to parental alcohol dependence or a genetic liability, consistent with a unique etiology most likely due to direct alcohol exposure during prenatal development.

Keyphrases

meta analyses
pregnant women
alcohol consumption
systematic review
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
randomized controlled trial
genome wide
working memory