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Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

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Abstract
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Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a rearticulated eating disorder diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fifth edition) (DSM-5), published in 2013. The purpose of this article is to review what is known about ARFID; specifically outline the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria; review the epidemiology; describe the clinical characteristics of patients with this disorder; and discuss evolving treatment approaches. Although this disorder occurs across the lifespan, the focus of recent research has been primarily in children and adolescents with ARFID. Therefore, most of this article is devoted to children and adolescents with ARFID.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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The Psychiatric clinics of North America
Volume
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42
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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45-57
ISSN Number
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0193-953X
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0193-953X(18)31150-X
DOI
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10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.003
Short Title
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Psychiatr Clin North Am
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