psychiatric disorders
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Symptoms and Signs of ARFID
Patients with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder avoid eating food and restrict their food intake to such an extent that they have≥1 of the following: Significant weight loss or, in children, failure to grow as expected Significant nutritional deficiency Dependence on enteral feeding (eg, via a feeding tube) or oral nutritional supplements Markedly disturbed psychosocial functioning Nutritional deficiencies can be life threatening, and social functioning (eg, participating in family meals, spending time with friends in situations where eating may occur) can be markedly impaired. 