ArticleJournal of eating disorders2023
Inpatient hospital course and self-reported symptomatology in underweight adults with ARFID compared to age- and sex-matched controls with anorexia nervosa.
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- Psychopathology in Adults with Co-Occurring Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Higher Weight.Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2026Article
- Exploring Transdiagnostic Eating Disorder Symptoms and Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction Symptoms in Individuals With Connective Tissue Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Personality Traits of Pediatric and Adult Patients With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa-Restricting Type.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Eating disorder cognitions: a comparison between Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Anorexia Nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Celiac Disease.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Depressive Symptom Presentation and Change Throughout Routine Eating Disorder Treatment.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Latent Trajectories of Change in Dietary Restriction During Treatment in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- A living experience proposal for the co-occurring diagnosis of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and other eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review and Recent Advances.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveAvoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) has similar prevalence to anorexia nervosa (AN) in adults, but research in this population is lacking. Although inpatient or residential treatment involving nutritional rehabilitation is increasingly recommended for malnourished individuals with ARFID, best practices remain poorly defined. Existing studies on self-reported symptomatology and treatment course and outcome are primarily in child and adolescent cohorts and demonstrate inconsistent findings. This study aimed to compare hospital course and self-reported symptomatology of underweight adult inpatients with ARFID and sex- and age-matched patients with AN.
methodUnderweight adult patients with ARFID or AN admitted to a specialized, hospital-based behavioral treatment program completed measures of body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, bulimic symptoms, anxiety, depression, and personality traits. Demographic and treatment course data were abstracted from electronic medical records. Patients with ARFID (n = 69) were matched to those with AN (n = 69) based on sex and age.
resultsAdults with ARFID were closer to target weight at admission, but gained weight at a slower rate, were discharged at lower BMI, and were less likely to reach target weight by discharge than adults with AN. Patients with ARFID reported less weight and shape-related eating disorder, state anxiety, and depression symptoms and lower neuroticism. DISCUSSION: Adults with ARFID progress through treatment more slowly and achieve less favorable weight outcomes by hospital discharge than patients with AN, but long-term outcomes are unclear. Describing clinical presentations and course of illness of adult ARFID may help inform treatment protocols.
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