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. 2019 Nov;215(5):647–653. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2019.30

Table 1.

Psychiatric comorbidity as defined by ICD-10

ICD-10 code Participants with ASD (n = 105)
All comorbid psychiatric diagnosis 94 (89.5%)
F30–39
Mood (affective) disorder
Any 69 (65.7%)
Depression 66 (62.9%)
Bipolar disorder 9 (8.6%)
Hypomania <3 (<2.9%)
F40–48
Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform
Any 63 (60.0%)
Anxiety 58 (55.2%)
OCD 18 (17.1%)
Phobias 9 (8.6%)
Agoraphobia 8 (7.6%)
Panic disorder 8 (7.6%)
PTSD 6 (5.7%)
F80–89
Psychological development
Any 30 (28.6%)
Dyslexia 23 (21.9%)
Dyspraxia 19 (18.1%)
F90–98
Disorders with onset occurring in childhood or adolescence
Any 22 (21.0%)
ADHD 20 (19.0%)
Oppositional defiant disorder <3 (<2.9%)
Tic disorders <3 (<2.9%)
F20–29
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
Any 13 (12.4%)
Psychosis 12 (11.4%)
Schizophrenia 4 (3.8%)
Schizoaffective disorder 3 (2.9%)
F10–19
Disorders due to substance use
Any 13 (12.4%)
Alcohol misuse 10 (9.5%)
Other substance misuse 9 (8.6%)
F50–59
Syndromes associated with physiological disturbance
Any 8 (7.6%)
Anorexia 4 (3.8%)
Postnatal depression 3 (2.9%)
Bulimia <3 (<2.9%)
F60–69
Disorders of adult personality
Any 4 (3.8%)
Borderline personality Disorder 3 (2.9%)
Other personality disorder <3 (<2.9%)
F00–09
Organic disorders
Pick's disease (frontotemporal dementia) <3 (<2.9%)

Reported psychiatric comorbidity in participants with ASD grouped by ICD-10 classification. n indicates the number of individuals reporting the diagnosis; % indicates the percentage of the total amount of participants that responded.

ASD, autism spectrum disorder; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.