Wednesday, May 15, 2019

ADHD risk not higher with prenatal benzodiazepine, z-hypnotic exposure


Children whose mothers took benzodiazepines or z-hypnotics anytime during pregnancy didn't have increased odds of greater attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms or deficits in fine motor ability, compared with those without prenatal benzodiazepine/z-hypnotic exposure, according to a Norwegian study in JAMA Network Open. However, researchers found a higher likelihood of communication and gross motor deficits among boys whose mothers received benzodiazepines/z-hypnotics for anxiety or depressive disorders during late pregnancy.  Psychiatry Advisor

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