Comorbidities and comedication among individuals in treatment for ADHD: a Danish nationwide study
This study reveals that both prevalence of somatic and psychiatric comorbidities and the use of psychiatric comedication are significantly higher among individuals in ADHD treatment. The highest occurrence is seemingly among females aged 7-17 year and 18-29 years. The coexistence of ADHD with other somatic and psychiatric conditions can constitute a more complex disease burden, necessitating enhanced disease management strategies to reduce complications and enhance quality of life. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the temporal association of these results.
Authors
- Rikke Færgemann Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0480-7249)
- Anne Cathrine Joergensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-4204)
- Per Hove Thomsen
- Maria Vestergaard
- Andreas Hoiberg Bentsen
Institutions
- MetLife (United States) (US)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- World Health Organization - Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-026-07824-5
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00