The COVID-19 lockdowns had a widespread impact on children's mental health, many studies have shown — and now new research highlights how those lockdowns impacted ADHD diagnoses in 10-year-old children. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APPNew research highlights the way the COVID lockdowns impacted ADHD diagnoses in 10-year-old children. "The results showed that only the group of children with the high genetic risk for ADHD displayed an increase in mental health problems ," Lorca said. "Therefore, we cannot conclusively state that the lockdown increased mental health problems — rather, we observed more mental health problems." Original article source: COVID lockdowns increased ADHD risk among 10-year-old children, new study finds

Source: Fox News November 09, 2023 11:44 UTC