Season of Birth: A Risk Factor for ADHD

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-11-4

Keywords:

Psychiatric Comorbidity, Comorbid Learning Disabilities, Perinatal Infection

Abstract

Seasonal variations in the birth patterns of 140 ADHD boys compared to 120 controls were studied at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, with particular reference to issues of psychiatric and cognitive comorbidity and familiality.

Published

1996-11-01

Issue

Section

Attention Deficit Disorders