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title: Patients w/ co-morbid ADHD, Bipolar disorder are more susceptible to other disorders
description: Patients with co-morbid bipolar disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were found to have higher odds of other co-morbid disorders.
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![ADHD ](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-tara-winstead-8378729%20(1).jpg)

## ![ADHD](https://www.maryaprn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-tara-winstead-8378729%20(1).jpg?width=320&height=180&name=pexels-tara-winstead-8378729%20(1).jpg)Patients with co-morbid bipolar disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were found to have higher odds of other co-morbid disorders...

...according to a new study published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

“Co-morbid bipolar disorder/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may have some distinctive clinical features including an earlier onset of bipolar disorder and higher co-morbid alcohol/substance use disorder rates,” lead author Francesco Bartoli, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, and co-authors noted. “Further research is needed to identify additional clinical characteristics of this comorbidity.”

Researchers examined 43 studies occurring before June 2021 and performed random-effects meta-analyses with relevant meta-regression and quality-based sensitivity analyses to examine the connection and find the most common correlations between ADHD and bipolar disorder. 

![ADHD](https://www.maryaprn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cartoon_art/Clipboard.png?width=128&height=128&name=Clipboard.png)ADHD patients were more likely to be male (odds ratio = 1.46; p < 0.001), unemployed (odds ratio = 1.45; p = 0.045), and single (odds ratio = 0.62; p = 0.014). They were also more likely to have an earlier onset of bipolar disorder (standardized mean difference = -0.36; p < 0.001), more mood episodes (standardized mean difference = 0.35; p = 0.007) as well as higher odds of using antidepressants (odds ratio = 1.80; p = 0.024) and attempting suicide (odds ratio = 1.83; p < 0.001).

Patients were also more likely to have certain other co-morbid conditions such as:  
•    generalized anxiety disorder (odds ratio = 1.50; p = 0.019)   
•    panic disorder (odds ratio = 1.89; p < 0.001)   
•    social phobia (odds ratio = 1.61; p = 0.017)   
•    eating disorders (odds ratio = 1.91; p = 0.007)   
•    antisocial personality disorder (odds ratio = 3.59; p = 0.004)   
•    substance use disorders (odds ratio = 2.29; p < 0.001)    
•    alcohol use disorders (odds ratio = 2.28; p < 0.001)

[Source:](https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/pcn/news/patients-comorbid-adhd-bipolar-disorder-more-susceptible-other-comorbid-disorders?hmpid=bW1hY25zQG1hcnlhcHJuLmNvbQ==&utm_medium=email&utm_source=enewsletter&utm_content=1742067773)

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