Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): What the pediatrician should know .
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Abstract | :
Feeding problems during childhood have been described over time by various authors. In 2013, Avoi dant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Ma nual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), as a new diagnosis within the Feeding and Eating di sorders, to describe a group of patients with avoidant or restrictive eating behaviors unrelated to body image disorder or weight loss desire. ARFID may appear as significant weight loss and/or nutritional deficiency and/or a marked interference in psychosocial functioning. There are three forms of pre sentation, which can co-occur or occur independently. The first one includes children with sensory aversions (selective), who reject certain foods due to their taste, texture, smell, or shape; the second one includes those children with poor appetite or limited intake (limited intake); and the third one includes those children who reject certain foods or stop eating as a result of a traumatic event (aversi- ve). Due to the recent incorporation of ARFID into the DSM-5, there is a lack of information regar ding its treatment. The purpose of this review is to clarify diagnostic criteria and to describe targeted management and treatment interventions with a multidisciplinary approach, without deepening on the treatment of organic medical causes. |
Year of Publication | :
2021
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Journal | :
Andes pediatrica : revista Chilena de pediatria
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Volume | :
92
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Issue | :
2
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Number of Pages | :
298-307
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ISSN Number | :
2452-6045
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DOI | :
10.32641/andespediatr.v92i2.2794
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Short Title | :
Andes Pediatr
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