Eating Disorder Patient Assessments for Autism and ADHD, Three-Year Analysis

A specialist adult eating disorder service collected intake information over three years. Lauren Makin authored this cross-sectional observational dataset, which includes 1,252 patient records comparing eating disorder psychopathology, psychological distress, and functioning across neurodivergent groups.

Use Cases

• Compare eating disorder psychopathology scores based on reported neurodivergent status
• Analyze psychological distress levels across Autistic-only, ADHD-only, AuDHD, and neurotypical groups
• Assess work and social functioning differences among patients with suspected or known Autism or ADHD

Strengths

• Contains 1,252 patient records from a real-world clinical service
• Includes three standardized clinical assessment scores (EDE-Q, CORE10, WSAS)
• Data spans a three-year collection period

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Neurodivergent classification is based on patient-reported diagnosis/suspicion or medication use, not formal assessment

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Routinely collected intake information from a specialist adult eating disorder service

Time Range

Three years

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:02:17; freshness should be verified