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Secondary analyses of the data from the Puerto Rico Child Psychiatry Epidemiologic Study were undertaken to provide information on the comorbidity patterns of ADHD. A high level of comorbidity was found among ADHD and other diagnostic categories, particularly the conduct/oppositional group. Comorbidity was associated with level of impairment and with service utilization.
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Bird, H.R., Gould, M.S. & Staghezza-Jaramillo, B.M. The comorbidity of ADHD in a community sample of children aged 6 through 16 years. J Child Fam Stud 3, 365–378 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02233996
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