Maternal infection requiring hospitalization during pregnancy and attention ‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in offspring: a quasi‐experimental family‐based study

ConclusionsThis study suggests that the association between maternal IDP and offspring ADHD is largely due to unmeasured familial confounding. Our results underscore the importance of adjusting for unobserved familial risk factors when exploring risk factors for ADHD.

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - August 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ylva Ginsberg, Brian M. D'Onofrio, Martin E. Rickert, Quetzal A. Class, Mina A. Rosenqvist, Catarina Almqvist, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research