A recent German study found that at least 86% of children with ADHD have at least one ADHD comorbidity — or related, co-occurring condition — compared to just 40% of children without ADHD. But the study also makes a surprising new discovery.
Researchers compared 258,662 German children with ADHD aged 5 to 14 years to a control group of 2,327,958 children matched by gender, age, and region of residence, looking for the presence of 864 comorbid diseases. At least 86% of children with ADHD had at least one comorbid disease compared with 40% in the control group.
Researchers concluded that, in addition to psychiatric diseases, non-psychiatric conditions like those listed above were more common in children with ADHD. These findings indicate the need for a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.Akmatov, M. K., Ermakova, T., & Bätzing, J. “Psychiatric and Nonpsychiatric Comorbidities Among Children With ADHD: An Exploratory Analysis of Nationwide Claims Data in Germany.
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