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Is there any correlation between ADHD and schizophrenia?

Sent to Health Experts April 10 11:51 PM

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April 10 11:54 PM (3 minutes and 25 seconds later)
         
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Yes, one recent study suggests that the risk of schizopjrenia is much higher when a child has ADHD plus a relative with schizophrenia.

You can look up here:
http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/004398.html



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