Adapting treatment in an eating disorder program to meet the needs of patients with ARFID: Three case reports.

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) was introduced in the 5th edition of the . Three different subtypes of ARFID are described: individuals who seem disinterested in eating, those who avoid certain foods because of a sensitivity to specific characteristics of the food, and those who are concerned about an aversive experience associated with eating. There is currently no first-line treatment for ARFID.

Heterogeneous weight restoration trajectories during partial hospitalization treatment for anorexia nervosa.

Unlabelled: Early response to treatment has been shown to predict good outcome in family-based treatment, but little is known about who responds quickly.

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to examine the short-term weight gain trajectories among youth receiving partial hospitalization program services for anorexia nervosa (AN), and to identify predictors of these trajectories.

Method: Adolescent and young adults (n = 102) with AN or subthreshold AN completed semi-structured interviews and self-report measures on admission to a family-based partial hospitalization program.

Psychotropic usage by patients presenting to an academic eating disorders program.

Purpose: To assess psychotropic use patterns and possible associations with age, eating disorder diagnosis and psychiatric comorbidity in adolescents and young adults with a primary eating disorder.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 86 consecutive patients with a primary eating disorder from August 2012 to December 2014 was conducted. Patients presented for a multidisciplinary evaluation at a United States-based academic program for eating disorders.

Three-month follow-up in a family-based partial hospitalization program.

Family-based treatment principles have been incorporated into higher levels of care. However, outcome data for these programs, and, in particular, follow-up data, are limited. The current study assessed 3-month follow-up data for patients in a family-based partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient program.

Psychopathology and expressed emotion in parents of patients with eating disorders: Relation to patient symptom severity.

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relation between parental psychopathology, parental expressed emotion, and patient symptom severity. One hundred twenty-six parents of 79 patients receiving treatment for an eating disorder completed measures of expressed emotion and general psychopathology, and patients completed a measure of eating disorder psychopathology. Mothers reported higher expressed emotion scores than fathers.

The association of addictive-like eating with food intake in children.

Objectives: The potential role of an addictive process in problematic eating is a growing area of interest and debate. Children are more vulnerable to the negative effects of addictive substances than adults and may be at increased risk for addictive-like eating behavior. No prior study has evaluated the association of addictive-like eating with objectively measured eating behavior in adults or children.

Therapeutic alliance, expressed emotion, and treatment outcome for anorexia nervosa in a family-based partial hospitalization program.

Adolescent therapeutic alliance has been found to be associated with improvements in eating disorder cognitions and with early weight gain. The current study assessed patient and parent therapeutic alliance, correlates of parent alliance, and relationship between alliance and treatment outcome. Fifty-six patients with anorexia nervosa completed measures of therapeutic alliance and eating disorder symptoms.