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Children who have infections and are treated with antibiotics are at an increased risk for developing psychiatric disorders, according to a new study. Researchers in Denmark examined the medical records of about one million children born in the country between 1992 and 2012 and followed their mental history for an average of 10 years. Children who developed a severe infection that required hospitalization had an 84% higher risk of developing a mental illness before turning 18, and a 42% increased risk of filling a prescription for a psychotropic medication, according to results published in JAMA Psychiatry. The use of an…

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