Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Offspring of Mothers With Impaired Serotonin Production

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Authors

Anne Halmøy · University of Bergen

Stefan Johansson · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Ingeborg Winge · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Jeffrey A. McKinney · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

P.M. Knappskog

Jan Haavik · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Abstract

Impaired maternal serotonin production may have long-term consequences for brain development and increase the risk of ADHD-related symptoms and behavior in offspring. Replication studies are required to form conclusions about the clinical implications of mutations affecting serotonin biosynthesis.

Topics & Keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 67, Issue 10, pp. 1033-1043

DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.124

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