title: Childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorders in adult eating disorder patients. A pilot study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been suggested to be overrepresented in anorexia nervosa. This study aimed to explore the comorbidity of ASD and other childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorders (COND) [attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and tic disorders] in a group of severe eating disorder (ED) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty female ED patients from a specialist hospital clinic were examined on measures tapping into COND and personality disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our group of longstanding ED, 53% had at least one COND diagnosis; 23% had ASD, 17% had AD/HD, and 27% had a tic disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary data suggest that COND may be common in patients with severe ED and should be kept in mind when treating these patients.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Kungsgatan 12, 41119, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elisabet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wentz
authors.forename: J Hubert
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Råstam
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*