Direct Link Between ADHD and Premature Death

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Direct Link Between ADHD and Premature Death

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more than twice as likely to die prematurely compared with their counterparts without the disorder, new research shows.

The study, which is the first to demonstrate a direct association between ADHD and increased mortality, included nearly 2 million people and had a 32-year follow-up period.

“I did expect to see an increase in mortality with ADHD, but it was a surprise to see the difference was this large, and I think most clinicians will also be surprised by the magnitude of increased mortality,” lead author Søren Dalsgaard, MD, PhD, told Medscape Medical News.

The study was published online February 26 in the Lancet.

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