Table 2.
Comorbid Symptomatology
| NIMH (n=48) | Hinsdale (n=42) | Bethesda (n=30) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| 1. Anxiety | 44 | 92% | 40 | 95% | 22 | 73% |
| 2. Emotional lability and/or depression | 45 | 94% | 28 | 66% | 21 | 70% |
| 3. Irritability, aggression, and/or severely oppositional behaviors | 18 | 38% | 11 | 26% | 15 | 50% |
| 4. Behavioral (developmental) regression | 30 | 63% | 29 | 69% | 18 | 60% |
| 5. Deterioration in school performance | 36 | 75% | 37 | 88% | 24 | 80% |
| 6. Sensory or motor abnormalities | 37 | 77% | 40 | 95% | 29 | 97% |
| 7. Somatic signs and symptoms, including sleep disturbances, enuresis, or urinary frequency | 43 | 90% | 41 | 98% | 25 | 83% |
| Average number of categories present per patient | 5.65 | 4.86 | 4.97 | |||
NIMH, National Institute of Mental Health.