Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
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Fears of choking
- Dramatic weight loss
- Limited range of preferred foods that becomes narrower over time
(i.e., picky eating that progressively worsens) - Fears of choking or vomiting
- No body image disturbance or fear of weight again
Pica Disorder
- The persistent eating, over a period of at least one month, of substances that are not food and do not provide nutritional value
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- Typical substances ingested tend to vary with age and availability. They may include paper, soap, cloth, hair, string, wool, soil, chalk, talcum powder, paint, gum, metal, pebbles, charcoal, ash, clay, starch, or ice
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Rumination Disorder
- Repeated regurgitation of food for a period of at least one month. Regurgitated food may be re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out
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- If occurring in the presence of another mental disorder (e.g., intellectual developmental disorder), it is severe enough to warrant independent clinical attention
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From the NEDA – Feeding Hope Website
Hector Sectzer
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