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Table 4 Guidelines

From: Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in New Zealand and Australia: a scoping review

Author and year (Country)

Population focus

Study focus

Summary results

Hay (Australia, New Zealand)

[53]

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

ED

Treatment Guidelines

No specific treatment is recommended for ARFID as there are no trials to guide practice

Ralph

(Australia)

[30]

J Eat Disord

EDs in people of higher weight

Clinical practice guidelines

People with higher weight should be assessed and managed for ARFID in the same way as people with lower weight. The NIAS, and CFNS are possible measures for adults and children respectively. No treatment recommendation for ARFID, but CBT noted as promising

  1. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Eating disorder (ED), Child’s Food Neophobia Scale (CFNS), Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Aust N Z J Psychiatry), Journal of eating disorders (J Eat Disord)