Main description:

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, more commonly known as ARFID, is a relatively newly introduced diagnostic category. Research in the field, although growing, remains limited, with clinical knowledge and expertise varying across clinicians. There may be uncertainty how to correctly identify and diagnose the disorder as well as how best to direct treatment.

This clinical guide sets out to be a trailblazer in the field, providing up-to-date information and comprehensive clinical guidance on ARFID in childhood and adolescence. Chapters in the book are divided into five sections, the first focussing on the importance of attending to the perspectives of those directly affected by ARFID. Three subsequent sections cover diagnosis and presentation, including chapters on aetiology, epidemiology, assessment, and outcome measures; clinical assessment, including psychological, family, nutritional, medical, and sensory components; and management, discussing nutritional, medical, psychological, and wider system approaches. The final section discusses prognosis and outcomes, and considers future research directions.

This clinically focussed book, with contributions from a multi-disciplinary authorship, is intended to function as an accessible, practical guide, and reference resource. It includes summaries of available evidence, with related recommendations for clinical practice. The advice and suggestions included will assist clinicians in targeting their attention appropriately, to ensure that children, adolescents, and their families receive the best possible care.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART 1

Perspectives

Young people's perspectives - LOUISE BRADBURY

Parent and carer views and experiences - SARA MILNE

Information from qualitative research - LUCY COOKE
PART II

Diagnosis and presentation

Overview of diagnosis and presentation - RACHEL BRYANT-WAUGH

Aetiology and epidemiology - NADIA MICALI AND CHRISTINE E. COOPER-VINCE

Baseline and outcome measures - LUCY COOKE
PART III

Assessment

Psychological assessment of child and family - CLAIRE HIGGINS AND PRABSHNY PILLAY

Nutritional and feeding assessment - SARAH CAWTHERLEY AND ELEANOR CONWAY

Physical assessment - LEE HUDSON AND EMMA PARISH

Assessment of sensory processing - HEATHER SCOTT AND KAREN RAY
PART IV

Management

Overview of treatment and management - RACHEL BRYANT-WAUGH

Nutritional management and tube weaning - SARAH CAWTHERLEY, CLAIRE HIGGINS AND UNA MCCRANN

Medical management - LEE HUDSON

Individual interventions -AMY SIDDALL, LOUISE BRADBURY AND SARA MILNE

Parent/carer and family interventions -PRABASHNY PILLAY AND CLAIRE HIGGINS

Group interventions - CATHERINE FROGLEY AND KAREN TAYLOR

Working with schools, nurseries and other agencies- AMY SIDDALL
PART V

Progress and future directions

Prognosis and outcome - ELAINE CHUNG

Future research directions - RACHEL BRYANT-WAUGH

Appendix - What Matters to Me?

Glossary

Subject Index