Sex differences in parent–offspring recurrence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Duration: 5 mins
Publication Date: 25 Jan 2021
Next Review Date: 25 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14490
Description
In this Paper Abstract, Berit Skretting Solberg discusses her JCPP paper ‘Sex differences in parent–offspring recurrence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder’. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder sharing genetic risk factors with other common psychiatric disorders. However, intergenerational recurrence patterns of ADHD from parents to sons and daughters are not known. We aimed to examine the risk of ADHD in offspring of parents with ADHD and parents with other psychiatric disorders by parental and offspring sex, using parents without the specific disorders as a comparison.
Learning Objectives
1. Examine intergenerational recurrence risk of ADHD, and risk of ADHD in offspring of parents with other psychiatric disorders.
2. Explore the difference between maternal- and paternal-offspring associations regardless of offspring sex
