In utero exposure to antidepressant drugs and risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide Danish cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether in utero exposure to antidepressants is associated with increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Denmark.

Participants

All Danish singletons born alive from 1996 to 2009 were included. Using national medical registries, we defined in utero exposure to antidepressants as redemption of an antidepressant prescription by the mother 30 days prior to or during pregnancy. We defined maternal former users of antidepressants as women, who had redeemed a prescription up to 30 days prior to pregnancy, and never users as women who had never redeemed a prescription.

Main outcome measures

ADHD was defined as redemption of a prescription for ADHD medication or an ADHD hospital diagn

SUBMITTER: Laugesen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3780335 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature