ArticleJournal of eating disorders2024
A tradeoff between safety and freedom: Adults' lived experiences of ARFID.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- 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
- Avoidant/Restrictive food intake disorder in adults within the community: A mixed-method study on individual impairment and progression.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- "It's been a very, very long and emotional journey, and the impact is huge": a reflexive thematic analysis exploring the experiences of parents of children and young people with ARFID.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundAvoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is characterized as a pattern of restrictive eating leading to significant medical and/or psychosocial impairment (American Psychiatric Association in Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C., 2013). Most existing research on ARFID utilizes quantitative methodologies to study children and adolescents. As a result, the experiences of adults with ARFID have been underrepresented in research. To fill this gap, the current study examines the lived experiences of adults with a DSM-5 diagnosis of ARFID.
methodParticipants (n = 9) included adult women aged 20-42 (M = 27, SD = 6.2) recruited from social media advertising. Open-ended, semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).
resultsOne of three overarching themes identified by IPA will be discussed in this study: "A tradeoff between safety and freedom," which consists of two subthemes: (a) Ensuring safety from food unknowns and (c) Longing for Freedom. This overarching theme explores the influence of ARFID on an individual's sense of safety and freedom. DISCUSSION: This study is one of few to qualitatively examine ARFID, and the only to do so using IPA. Findings offer novel insights relevant to researchers and clinicians who treat adults with ARFID and who wish to increase consideration and understanding of patient lived experience in their work.
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