Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Categorization of Subtypes and Longitudinal Outcomes After Day Hospitalization

• Published in: Journal of adolescent health 2017-02, Vol.60 (2), p.S45-S46
• Main Authors: Bryson, Amanda E., BS, Scipioni, Anna M., BA, Ornstein, Rollyn M., MD, FSAHM
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Day treatment; Eating disorders; Generalized anxiety disorder; Hospitalization; Medical treatment; Morbidity; Patients; Pediatrics; Studies; Subtypes
• ISSN: 1054-139X; 1879-1972
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.274

An abstract of a study by Bryson et al categorizing subtypes of patients with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and examining their course and outcome through day treatment and follow-up. Results showed that the study sample was 70% female, with a mean age of 11.4 + 1.6 years at admission to the day hospital and 14.1 + 1.7 years at follow up. The majority of patients (95%) were initially diagnosed with a psychiatric co-morbidity, the most common being generalized anxiety disorder (75%). Duration of day hospitalization was 6.8 + 3.6 weeks. The average time between discharge and study follow-up was 31.1 ± 14.7 months. %MBW was higher at discharge than at admission (88.1 vs. 81.4%; p=O.0002) and at follow-up than at discharge (95.1 vs. 881%; p=O.OO8). ChEAT score was lower at discharge than at admission (p=O.O49), but was not significantly different at follow up than at discharge. At follow-up. 75% of patients described themselves as mostly or fully recovered, and all subtypes were »=90% %MBW and had subclinical ChEAT scores. Subtype I had the lowest %MBW at admission (78.1 + 16.7%) and the highest ChEATscore (27.2 ± 21.7).