Mental and Somatic Conditions in Children With the Broad Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Phenotype.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a feeding and eating disorder characterized by limited variety and/or quantity of food intake impacting physical health and psychosocial functioning. Children with ARFID often present with diverse psychiatric and somatic symptoms and therefore consult various pediatric subspecialties. Large-scale studies mapping coexisting conditions are, however, lacking.

Objective

To characterize the health care needs of youth with ARFID.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS), in combination with inpatient and specialized outpatient clinical diagnoses from the Swedish National Patient Register. Data were collected from July 2004 to April 2020, and

SUBMITTER: Wronski ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833662 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature