Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a world-first study led by UCL researchers.
The study did not identify causes of early death among people with ADHD, but poverty, mental health disorders, smoking and substance abuse have been linked to it.
On average, men with ADHD died seven years earlier than men without it, while women with ADHD died nine years earlier than their counterparts, according to a study of more than 30,000 people published ...