Assessing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Symptoms Using the Nine Item ARFID Screen in >9000 Swedish Adults With and Without Eating Disorders.

Emily K Presseller Gabrielle E Cooper Laura M Thornton Andreas Birgegård Afrouz Abbaspour Cynthia M Bulik Emma Forsén Mantilla Lisa Dinkler

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2024)

Our results substantiate that individuals with eating disorders other than ARFID demonstrate elevated scores on the NIAS, suggesting that this tool is inadequate on its own for differentiating ARFID from shape/weight-motivated eating disorders. Further research is needed to inform clinical interventions addressing the co-occurrence of ARFID-related drivers and shape/weight-related motivation for dietary restriction.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
weight loss
weight gain
high throughput
magnetic resonance
depressive symptoms
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