Co-occurring weight- and/or shape-motivated restriction in 5,747 adults with probable avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

According to DSM-5-TR, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) cannot be diagnosed alongside anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), or any other body image disturbance. This does not accurately reflect real-world symptomatology and recent research, indicating the potential need to revise DSM-5-TR Criteria. We investigated the co-occurrence of weight- and/or shape-motivated restriction (WSR) in adults who screened positive for ARFID, providing evidence to inform such changes.

Methods

The sample comprised 5,747 adults who consented to participate in the ARFID-Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN) research study, screened positive for ARFID on the NIAS and PARDI-AR-Q, and completed the EDE-Q. We placed our participants into four groups: groups one and two

SUBMITTER: Hog L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12324660 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature