Avoidant & Restrictive Food Intake
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), previously known as feeding disorder, is a type of eating disorder in which people eat only within an extremely narrow repertoire of foods.[1] It is a serious mental health condition that causes the individual to restrict food intake by volume and/or variety.[2] This avoidance may be based on appearance, smell, taste, texture (because of sensory sensitivity), brand, presentation, fear of aversive consequences, lack of interest in food, or a past negative experience with the food, to a point that may lead to nutritional deficiencies, failure to thrive, or other negative health outcomes.[2][3][4] The fixation is not caused by a concern for body appearance or in an attempt to lose weight. [5]
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Wiki Number: W020
Diagnosis: Avoidant & Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
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Symptoms: eat only a very narrow menu of foods; cannot change eating habits
Progression: may exclude all fruits or all vegetable; certain certain colors, soft, etc. May still have digestive problems.
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Medications: relaxation, systematic desensitization and review
Therapies: With adults, may disappear spontaneously; with cognitive behavior therapies.
Yuoutube Video: Living with Avoidant Restrictive
Food Intake Disorder
Amazon or Library Book: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(Talking Therapy) for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Click the book to link or order from Amazon.
Support Group: balancedtx.com, prior sign-up is required. (This group is based in New York City. I don’t know if it includes other areas.)
Contact your local Social Security office for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services, Section 12.08.
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- Patient-centric decision-making in supplements intake and disclosure in clinical practice: a novel SIDP-12 tool to prevent drug-supplement interactionby Sabrina Ait Gacem on November 1, 2024
CONCLUSION: The instrument demonstrates desirable validity and reliability. The study results revealed a direct effect of PB and PC on the supplement disclosure practice. HPE indirectly affected PI through two mediating variables: PB and PC. The results showed a moderate HPE and PC and an excellent PB and PI construct.
- Weight Stigma in the Development, Maintenance, and Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Case Series Informing Implications for Research and Practiceby Rachel Kramer on November 1, 2024
Weight-centric health practices are based on the principle that excess weight predicts chronic disease, informing a growing sociopolitical movement to address an "obesity epidemic." This hyper-focus on preventing obesity may contribute to weight stigma (i.e., the devaluation and discrimination of individuals based on body size) and other iatrogenic outcomes for youth, including the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). Current evidence-based treatments for EDs include language...
- Systematic Reviews on Eating Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder Emphasize a Call to Further Expand High-Quality Researchby William G Sharp on October 28, 2024
Two recent systematic reviews provide important insights into the current state of the eating disorder literature regarding autistic traits, ASD prevalence, and experience with accessing treatment, with a specific focus on anorexia nervosa (AN). The extant literature provides converging evidence for elevated autistic traits in individuals with AN, while evidence for increased prevalence of ASD in AN is less robust. Presence of autistic traits or a formal ASD diagnosis both appear to elevate the...
- Pediatric Crohn's Disease With Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Resulting in Failure to Thrive: A Case Reportby Vladimir Valencia on October 24, 2024
Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to a condition where a child does not gain weight or grow at the expected rate for their age and gender. An accepted definition includes a weight less than the lowest acceptable range on standardized growth charts. FTT is often a diagnostic challenge for providers treating children with mixed etiologies. This report discusses the case of an 11-year-old female with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease and avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Management...