ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2020
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: Feasibility, acceptability, and proof-of-concept for children and adolescents.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychological Therapies for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Adolescents and Adults.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Physical health complications in children and young people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Pooled it
- An Exploratory Study of Neural Response to Food Cues Following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- ARFID Parent Training Protocol ("ARFID-PTP"): Results of a Randomized Pilot Trial Evaluating a Brief, Parent-Training Program for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Trial
- Pilot Case Series Studying a Psychoeducational and Motivational Treatment for Children With Low-Weight Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Trial
- Unhealthy life habits associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in Brazilian adolescents.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Avoidant/Restrictive food intake disorder in adults within the community: A mixed-method study on individual impairment and progression.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Dietetic-Led Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Proof-of-Concept.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Associations Between Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Dimensions and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of Virtually Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- "We might be making mistakes, but we're learning, we're trying, and we're listening": embedding qualitative methods within the plan-do-study-act cycle to support the development of a pilot multidisciplinary ARFID pathway.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Differential Impact of Cholecystokinin and Ghrelin on 2-Year Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2026Article
- Clinician Practices in Determining Expected Body Weights Across Eating Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Family vs Individual Treatment for Children With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Validity and reliability of the Pica, ARFID and Rumination Disorder Interview-ARFID Questionnaire (PARDI-AR-Q) in Turkish adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Last-Session Reflections.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Recent developments in treatments for eating disorders.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Review
- A study protocol for a therapist guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and their parents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Amygdala and insula activation in youth with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in response to aversive food-specific fear images.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveLittle is known about the optimal treatment of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). The purpose of this study was to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and proof-of-concept for cognitive-behavioral therapy for ARFID (CBT-AR) in children and adolescents.
methodMales and females (ages 10-17 years) were offered 20-30 sessions of CBT-AR delivered in a family-based or individual format.
resultsOf 25 eligible individuals, 20 initiated treatment, including 17 completers and 3 dropouts. Using intent-to-treat analyses, clinicians rated 17 patients (85%) as "much improved" or "very much improved." ARFID severity scores (on the Pica, ARFID, and Rumination Disorder Interview) significantly decreased per both patient and parent report. Patients incorporated a mean of 16.7 (SD = 12.1) new foods from pre- to post-treatment. The underweight subgroup showed a significant weight gain of 11.5 (SD = 6.0) pounds, moving from the 10th to the 20th percentile for body mass index. At post-treatment, 70% of patients no longer met criteria for ARFID. DISCUSSION: This is the first study of an outpatient manualized psychosocial treatment for ARFID in older adolescents. Findings provide evidence of feasibility, acceptability, and proof-of-concept for CBT-AR. Randomized controlled trials are needed.
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