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Table 2 Eating disorder and other mental health diagnoses

From: “I think it is woven through me, and sadly that means it is woven through our family life”: the experiences and support needs of mothers with eating disorders

Diagnosis

n

%

Eating disorder diagnoses

  

Anorexia nervosa

5

27.78

Bulimia nervosa

4

22.22

Binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa

2

11.11

Binge eating disorder

1

5.56

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

1

5.56

Bulimia nervosa and EDNOS

1

5.56

Binge eating disorder and EDNOS

1

5.56

Bulimia nervosa and OSFED

1

5.56

Bulimia nervosa and ARFID

1

5.56

EDNOS

1

5.56

Additional mental health diagnoses

Count a

 

Depression

9

 

Anxiety

3

 

Generalised anxiety disorder

2

 

Post-traumatic stress disorder

2

 

Social anxiety

1

 

Obsessive compulsive disorder

1

 

Seasonal affective disorder

1

 

Dysthymia

1

 
  1. ARFID = Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; EDNOS = Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified; OSFED = Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
  2. aCount for additional mental health diagnoses refers to the number of times each diagnosis was reported across the 14 participants who reported diagnoses in addition to an eating disorder