Treatment of avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder in an older adult: A proof-of-concept case study.

William Grunewald April R Smith Tiffany A Brown

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2023)

Cognitive behavior therapy for ARFID (CBT-AR) is the leading treatment for this disorder; however, it has yet to be tested among older adults or those with feeding tubes. This single-patient case study demonstrates that CBT-AR may be efficacious in reducing ARFID symptom severity among older adults with a feeding tube.

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case report
young adults