Science Daily reports that conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression often accompany asthma in children. These associated conditions are known as co-morbidities.
‘We can definitively state that families with asthmatic children not only report higher incidences of ADHD, but also of depression, anxiety and learning disabilities,’ says Dr. James Blackman, developmental pediatrician at UVa Children's Hospital. ‘If we can manage these co-morbidities, we can better help children with asthma and their families to manage the disease in the healthiest way possible.’
The more severe the child's asthma, the higher the incidence of the co-morbidities.
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