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ADHD and Schizophrenia: Decoding the Connection

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Q : Schizophrenia is a rare brain disorder, but its prevalence rate among adults with ADHD is about double that of the general population 0.9 ADHD is associated with low dopamine levels in the brain, and most ADHD medications are intended to increase these. percent versus 0.45 Higgins, Jr.,

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Intimate Partner Violence Among Women with ADHD

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With the benefit of hindsight, Candace Rollins* now sees the red flags of intimate partner violence (IPV) in her marriage. The belittling comments that put me in my place more and more over time, not letting me have friends over, driving a wedge between me and my family, explains Rollins, a mother of three in Virginia. What do you do?