What do we know about the epidemiology of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents? A systematic review of the literature

• Published in: European eating disorders review Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 226 - 246
• Main Authors: Sanchez‐Cerezo, Javier, Nagularaj, Lidushi, Gledhill, Julia, Nicholls, Dasha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons, Limited 01.03.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; ARFID; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Child; children and adolescents; Eating; Epidemiology; Feeding and Eating Disorders - epidemiology; Humans; incidence; prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Review; Reviews; Surveillance; Systematic review; Teenagers; children and adolescents; epidemiology; prevalence; ARFID; incidence

Background Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) was a new diagnosis in DSM‐5. This systematic review explores what is known to date about the epidemiology of ARFID in children and adolescents. Method Embase, Medline and PsycInfo were used to identify studies meeting inclusion criteria....