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Table 3 Mental health history

From: Lived experience perspectives on a definition of eating disorder recovery in a sample of predominantly white women: a mixed method study

Other mental health challenges

Frequency (%)

Diagnosed

53 (85.5)

 Anxiety disorder

40 (64.5)

 Mood disorder

41 (66.1)

 Obsessive–compulsive disorder

9 (14.5)

 Post-traumatic stress disorder

8 (12.9)

 Personality disorder

9 (14.5)

 Neurodevelopmental disorder

2 (3.2)

 Substance use disorder

1 (1.6)

 Schizophrenia spectrum

1 (1.6)

Undiagnosed

25 (40.3)

 Anxiety

11 (17.7)

 Low mood

9 (14.5)

 Obsessive–compulsive symptoms

3 (4.8)

 Borderline personality disorder symptoms

2 (3.2)

 Trichotillomania/excoriation

3 (4.8)

 Trauma

2 (3.2)

 Neurodevelopmental difficulties

1 (1.6)

 Dissociation

1 (1.6)

Past mental health treatment

53 (85.5%)

Current mental health treatment

38 (61.3%)