Clinical depression can cause, and be caused by, ADHD.
The new study published in the journal BMJ Mental Health has found thatResearchers also found evidence that clinical depression can cause, and be caused by, ADHD, and recommended that healthcare professionals closely monitor people with ADHD to help prevent these disorders.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition in children and teens that extends into adulthood in up to around two-thirds of cases.ADHD has previously been linked to mood anddisorders in observational studies, but it’s not known if it’s causally associated with other mental health issues. To try and find out, the researchers used ‘Mendelian randomisation’, which uses genetics to allow scientists to determine whether one thing causes another, rather than them just being linked.In this case, it was ADHD’s link to seven common mental health issues namely major clinical depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, anorexia nervosa and at least one suicide attempt.
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