Table 3

Rates of Comorbid Diagnoses in the FASD and No-FASD Groups

Diagnosis% of GroupPEffect Size
FASDNo FASD
Anxiety60.065.2.825.042
Depression60.047.8.622.093
Substance misuse40.033.3.775.053
Post-traumatic stress disorder20.026.1.776.054
Oppositional defiant disorder40.021.7.393.162
ADD/ADHD25.025.01.000.000
TBI/Brain damage*16.724.2.858.083
Attachment issues40.013.0.154.270
Conduct disorder20.016.7.858.033
  • * For participants with FASD, a diagnosis of TBI/brain damage required an incident above and beyond the damage caused by prenatal alcohol exposure.

  • FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; ADD/ADHD, attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; TBI, traumatic brain injury.