Background. This study sought to determine the distribution of early-onset restrictive eating disturbances characteristic of the new DSM-5 diagnosis, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in middle childhood, as well as to evaluate the screening instrument, Eating Disturbances in Youth-Questionnaire (EDY-Q).
Methods. A total of 1444 8- to 13-year-old children were screened in regular schools (3rd to 6th grade) in Switzerland using the self-report measure EDY-Q, consisting of 12 items based on the DSM-5 criteria for ARFID.
Results. Forty-six children (3.2%) reported features of ARFID in the self-rating. Group differences were found for body mass index, with underweight children reporting features of ARFID more often than normal- and overweight children. The EDY-Q revealed good psychometric properties, including adequate discriminant and convergent validity.
Conclusions. Early-onset restrictive eating disturbances are commonly reported in middle childhood. Because of possible negative short- and long-term impact, early detection is essential. Further studies with structured interviews and parent reports are needed to confirm this study’s findings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:14778 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Kurz, Susanne, van Dyck, Zoé, Dremmel, Daniela, Munsch, Simone, Hilbert, Anja |
| Contributors | Universität Freiburg, Universität Luxemburg, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Source | European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2015) 24, 7, S. 779-785 |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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