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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviour
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Review ofFitzgerald C, Dalsgaard S, Nordentoft M, et al. Suicidal behaviour among persons with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Br J Psychiatry 2019;7:1–6.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Study question
Setting: Denmark.
Patients: 2 924 780 people aged 10 and over, living in Denmark between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2014.
Exposure: Diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with other psychiatric diagnoses.
Outcomes: Hospitalisation for suicidal behaviour or death by suicide.
Main results
Incidence rate ratios …
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