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ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
March 3, 2015 by NewsBot
Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in early youth, according to new research.