{"title":"Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in a 68-Year-Old","authors":"Blair Burnette, PhD, Adina Bowe, MD, Jessica Luzier, PhD, ABPP, CEDS-S","doi":"10.21885/wvmj.2021.18","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a feeding/eating disorder characterized by malnourishment due to highly restrictive eating patterns. Behaviors may be directly related to lack of interest in food, sensory/textural preferences, or fears of the aversive consequences of eating. The following is a case report of a 68-year-old woman who presented more than 30 times to a family medicine clinic within a 3.5 year time span for chronic nausea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. An extensive medical evaluation was unremarkable. Due to severely low body mass index and non-adherence with nutritional recommendations, the patient was referred to a specialty outpatient clinic that cared for individuals with disordered eating and was diagnosed with ARFID. In order to raise awareness about RFID, the diagnostic criteria and screening/assessment information are provided. Special emphasis is placed on screening and early detection by primary care clinicians to ensure individuals with RFID receive appropriate treatment in a timely manner.","PeriodicalId":23032,"journal":{"name":"The West Virginia medical journal","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The West Virginia medical journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.21885/wvmj.2021.18","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a feeding/eating disorder characterized by malnourishment due to highly restrictive eating patterns. Behaviors may be directly related to lack of interest in food, sensory/textural preferences, or fears of the aversive consequences of eating. The following is a case report of a 68-year-old woman who presented more than 30 times to a family medicine clinic within a 3.5 year time span for chronic nausea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. An extensive medical evaluation was unremarkable. Due to severely low body mass index and non-adherence with nutritional recommendations, the patient was referred to a specialty outpatient clinic that cared for individuals with disordered eating and was diagnosed with ARFID. In order to raise awareness about RFID, the diagnostic criteria and screening/assessment information are provided. Special emphasis is placed on screening and early detection by primary care clinicians to ensure individuals with RFID receive appropriate treatment in a timely manner.