Clinical characteristics, treatment course and outcome of adults treated for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) at a tertiary care eating disorders program

Table 3 Co-occurring psychiatric and medical concerns (N = 42)

Comorbid diagnosis	%	n
Psychiatric	90.5	38
Neurodevelopmental disorders	42.9	18
Autism spectrum disorder	16.7	7
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	26.2	11
Learning disability or intellectual disability	14.3	6
Mood disorders	52.4	22
Major depressive disorder (or other similar depressive disorder)	47.6	20
Bipolar disorder	4.8	2
Anxiety disorders	61.9	26
Generalized anxiety disorder	50.0	21
Social anxiety disorder	16.7	7
Other Anxiety Disorder^a	16.7	7
Unspecified anxiety disorder	4.8	2
Obsessive compulsive disorder	16.7	7
Posttraumatic stress disorder or other trauma/stressor-related disorder	21.4	9
Substance use disorder	4.8	2
Borderline personality disorder	9.5	4
Somatic symptom disorder	7.1	3
Medical	35.7	15
Celiac disease	7.1	3
Crohn’s disease	7.1	3
GERD	7.1	3
Food allergies	7.1	3
Other gastrointestinal disorders	3.1	3
Other conditions affecting food or eating	9.5	4

Comorbid concerns were obtained from chart review based on either what was diagnosed following assessment in our program, or noted at assessment as a pre-existing diagnosis within the clinical record or self-reported by the patient. We combined some categories with small ns to ensure de-identification
^a“Other anxiety disorder” included individuals diagnosed with any of the following: specific phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, or selective mutism

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