psychiatric disorders
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Diagnosis of ARFID
Clinical criteria Criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder ( Diagnosis reference ) include the following: The food restriction leads to significant weight loss, failure to grow as expected in children, significant nutritional deficiency, dependence on nutritional support, and/or marked disturbance of psychosocial functioning The food restriction is not caused by unavailability of food, a cultural practice (eg, religious fasting), physical illness, medical treatment (eg, radiation therapy, chemotherapy), or another eating disorder—particularly Anorexia Nervosa or There is no evidence of a disturbed perception of body weight or shape. However, patients who have a physical disorder that causes decreased food intake but who maintain the decreased intake for much longer than typically expected and to a degree requiring specific intervention may be considered to have avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. When patients first present, clinicians must exclude physical illness as well as other mental disorders that impair appetite and/or intake, including other Introduction to Eating Disorders , 