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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychol. 2016 Sep 23;150(8):1004–1025. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2016.1226742

Table 1.

Types of nonvisible illness shared with another person (study 1).

Information Type Frequency %
Mental Health
 ADD/ADHD   40   20.4
 Anorexia/Bulimia   25   12.8
 Alcoholism   17     8.7
 Bipolar   11     5.6
 Other     6     3.1
Acquired/Behavioral
 High cholesterol   24   12.2
 Sexually transmitted disease   19     9.7
 Diabetes   12     6.1
 Other (Hyperthyroidism, anemia, and lupus)   18     9.2
Congenital/Genetic
 Heart condition     6     3.1
 Crohn’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia     4     2.0
Other health conditions (birth deformity, arthritis, inner ear disorder, kidney problems)   14     7.1
 Total 196 100.0

Note. Incomplete data excluded (total N = 204).