ADHD-Related Risk Factors for Early Drug Use

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-11-3

Keywords:

Risk of Early Drug Use Asociated with ADHD, Methylphenidate, Psychiatric Comorbidity

Abstract

The risk of early drug use asociated with ADHD was evaluated in a community-based sample of 717 (412 low birth weight, 305 normal birth weight) children examined at 6 years of age and at follow-up at age 11 years, at the Department of Psychiatry, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, MI.

Published

1999-11-01

Issue

Section

Attention Deficit Disorders