Sex differences in parent-offspring recurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Berit Skretting SolbergTor-Arne HegvikAnne HalmøyRolv SkjaervenAnders EngelandJan HaavikKari Klungsøyr

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2020)

The intergenerational recurrence risks of ADHD were high and higher from mothers with ADHD than fathers with ADHD. Other parental psychiatric disorders also conferred increased risk of offspring ADHD, but far lower, indicating a sex- and diagnosis-specific intergenerational recurrence risk in parents with ADHD.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
free survival
high fat diet
adipose tissue
risk assessment
insulin resistance