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. 2024 Jan 23;12:15. doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-00973-6

Table 3.

Co-occurring psychiatric and medical concerns (N = 42)

Comorbid diagnosis % n
Psychiatric 90.5 38
Neurodevelopmental disorders 42.9 18
 Autism spectrum disorder 16.7 7
 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 26.2 11
 Learning disability or intellectual disability 14.3 6
Mood disorders 52.4 22
 Major depressive disorder (or other similar depressive disorder) 47.6 20
 Bipolar disorder 4.8 2
Anxiety disorders 61.9 26
 Generalized anxiety disorder 50.0 21
 Social anxiety disorder 16.7 7
 Other Anxiety Disordera 16.7 7
 Unspecified anxiety disorder 4.8 2
Obsessive compulsive disorder 16.7 7
Posttraumatic stress disorder or other trauma/stressor-related disorder 21.4 9
Substance use disorder 4.8 2
Borderline personality disorder 9.5 4
Somatic symptom disorder 7.1 3
Medical 35.7 15
Celiac disease 7.1 3
Crohn’s disease 7.1 3
GERD 7.1 3
Food allergies 7.1 3
Other gastrointestinal disorders 3.1 3
Other conditions affecting food or eating 9.5 4

Comorbid concerns were obtained from chart review based on either what was diagnosed following assessment in our program, or noted at assessment as a pre-existing diagnosis within the clinical record or self-reported by the patient. We combined some categories with small ns to ensure de-identification

a“Other anxiety disorder” included individuals diagnosed with any of the following: specific phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, or selective mutism