Abstract
In a sample (N-200) from two populations of children diagnosed as having the attention deficit disorder (ADD: DSM-III diagnosis for “hyperactivity”), a 17% rate of nonrelative adoption was found. This figure represents an approximately eight-fold increase over the base rate of nonrelative adoption estimated in a non-ADD control group and in the general population.
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This work was supported by a grant from the Ontario Mental Health Foundation.
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Deutsch, C.K., Swanson, J.M., Bruell, J.H. et al. Overrepresentation of adoptees in children with the attention deficit disorder. Behav Genet 12, 231–238 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065768
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