Persistent crying and later behavioural problems

Persistent crying linked to ADHD

Infants who have problems with persistent crying, sleeping and feeding are at higher risk of developing behavioural problems such as ADHD, a study suggests.

Swiss researchers analysed data from 22 studies involving almost 17,000 children and found that infants with previous regulatory problems were more likely to have behavioural problems as children than infants without regulatory problems.

The most significant association was found for persistent crying in infancy and the development of externalising problems and ADHD, say the  researchers in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood (online April 21).

Behavioural problems were also most common in children from families with multiple problems. The researchers say that deficits in regulatory competence and stimuli control in infancy may be early markers for uncontrolled behaviour later in childhood.  

Michael Woodhead

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