Yule AM, Biederman J

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While it is well documented that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance use disorders (SUD) commonly co-occur, little is known about the reasons for this association. Since genetic influences are operant in both disorders, one hypothesis is that the co-occurrence of the disorders is due to common genes. One way to assess for a genetic relationship between ADHD and SUD is through a familial risk analysis. A familial risk analysis compares the prevalence of an illness in relatives of individuals with a given disorder based on the presence or absence of the same illness in relatives. Since both ADHD and addiction are known to be familial illnesses, we can expect relatives of individuals with ADHD and addiction to have a higher prevalence of the same disorders.

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