ArticleThe Journal of clinical psychiatry2021
A Moving Target: How We Define Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Can Double Its Prevalence.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Co-Occurrence of Autism and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): A Prevalence-Based Meta-Analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Pooled it
- What do we know about the epidemiology of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents? A systematic review of the literature.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Pooled it
- Symptom Profiles Influence Accurate Identification of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Serum Leptin in Youth and Young Adults With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Across the Weight Spectrum.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Current Status of the Identification, Differential Diagnosis, and Psychological Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in Swedish preschool children: a screening study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Mental and Somatic Conditions in Children With the Broad Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Phenotype.JAMA pediatrics · 2025Article
- Trajectory of ghrelin and PYY around a test meal in males and females with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder versus healthy controls.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Article
- A living experience proposal for the co-occurring diagnosis of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and other eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Co-existing mental and somatic conditions in Swedish children with the avoidant restrictive food intake disorder phenotype.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Oxytocin response to food intake in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.European journal of endocrinology · 2023Article
- Lower Ghrelin Levels Are Associated With Higher Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2023Article
- Etiology of the Broad Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Phenotype in Swedish Twins Aged 6 to 12 Years.JAMA psychiatry · 2023Article
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, other eating difficulties and compromised growth in 72 children: background and associated factors.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- Differential comorbidity profiles in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and anorexia nervosa: Does age play a role?The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Elevated Fasting Satiety-Promoting Cholecystokinin (CCK) in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Compared to Healthy Controls.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Stephanie G HarshmanNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jenny JoNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Megan KuhnleNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kristine HauserNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Helen Burton MurrayEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kendra R BeckerEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Madhusmita MisraNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kamryn T EddyEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nadia MicaliGreat Ormond St Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth A LawsonNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jennifer J ThomasEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Geneva · CH
Funding
ZD6416 Analgesic--Painful Distal Symmetrical PolyneuropaM01RR001066 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BROWN, EMERY N · 1985 to 2008
$37.4MROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHRISTOPHER P DUGGAN · 1994 to 2026
$31.6MHomeostatic and Hedonic Food Motivation Underlying Eating Disorder TrajectoriesR01MH103402 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI EDDY, KAMRYN T, LAWSON, ELIZABETH AUSTEN · 2014 to 2018
$3.7MNeurobiological and Behavioral Risk Mechanisms of Youth Avoidant/Restrictive Eating TrajectoriesR01MH108595 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LAWSON, ELIZABETH AUSTEN, MICALI, NADIA · 2016 to 2020
$3.4MNeurobiology of avoidant/restrictive eating in youthK24MH120568 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LAWSON, ELIZABETH AUSTEN · 2019 to 2023
$961kImpact of gut microbiome composition on neuroendocrine signaling and feeding behavior in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorderF32MH118824 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HARSHMAN, STEPHANIE GERIS · 2018 to 2020
$196kNCRR NIH HHS M01 RR001066NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIMH NIH HHS F32 MH118824NIMH NIH HHS K24 MH120568NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH103402NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH108595
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