The phrase
"coexisting conditions" refers to the situation where a person has more than one health issue or problem at the same time.
Full definition
Since as many as two thirds of children with ADHD have
coexisting conditions such as learning disabilities or depression, assessment must include an evaluation for these disorders as well (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2000).
If a child continues to respond poorly to treatment, then a reevaluation might be necessary to confirm the diagnosis of ADHD or look
for coexisting conditions, such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety, depression, and learning disabilities.
In the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA) study of large numbers of children with ADHD and
various coexisting conditions, behavioral treatments were equally as effective as medication treatment for children with ADHD and parent - reported anxiety symptoms.
The authors used other birth - certificate data on
maternal coexisting conditions to adjust for high - risk conditions and performed a propensity - score analysis to account for the perinatal mortality associated with planned out - of - hospital birth versus hospital birth.
Coexisting conditions in individuals with PSC include inflammatory bowel disease and gallbladder diseases, including gallstones, polyps and cancer.
Published in the January issue of the journal Health Affairs, the study also determined that the higher number of
serious coexisting conditions patients had, the greater reduction in direct hospital costs.
Fibromyalgia is generally not a simple diagnosis, but is often linked to one of two or
more coexisting conditions, which often include depression and anxiety.
Approximately 50 - 60 % of individuals with this disorder meet DSM - 5 criteria for at least one of the
possible coexisting conditions, which include learning disorders, restless legs syndrome, ophthalmic convergence insufficiency, depression, anxiety disorders, antisocial personality disorder, substance abuse disorder, and conduct disorder.
CCHS often has a preceding or
coexisting condition such as inflammation of the bile ducts, gallstones, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or chronic interstitial nephritis (CIN - a form of kidney disease).
large numbers of children with ADHD and
various coexisting conditions, behavioral treatments were equally as effective as medication treatment for children with ADHD and parent - reported anxiety symptoms.
Rates of kidney failure as
a coexisting condition increased four-fold since 2000 and reached 12.3 percent by 2010.
The key is that blood pressure and
coexisting conditions should be a guideline to hydrating patients under anesthesia.
CCHS often has a preceding or
coexisting condition such as inflammation of the bile ducts, gallstones, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or chronic interstitial nephritis (CIN — a form of kidney disease).
Many children with a conduct disorder may have
coexisting conditions such as mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse, ADHD, learning problems, or thought disorders which can also be treated.
Disruptive behavior disorders are among the easiest to identify of
all coexisting conditions because they involve behaviors that are readily seen such as temper tantrums, physical aggression such as attacking other children, excessive argumentativeness, stealing, and other forms of defiance or resistance to authority.
Disruptive behavior disorders are among the easiest to identify of
all coexisting conditions because they involve behaviors that are readily seen such as temper tantrums, physical aggression such as attacking other children, excessive argumentativeness,
Persistent difficulties may be due to ADHD per se or may be due to a combination of ADHD and
coexisting conditions, including learning, internalizing, and disruptive behavior disorders.