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Table 2 ARFID maintaining mechanisms in the study sample (N = 42)

From: Clinical characteristics, treatment course and outcome of adults treated for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) at a tertiary care eating disorders program

ARFID maintaining mechanism(s)

%

n

Lack of appetite/interest only

4.8%

2

Sensory sensitivities only

4.8%

2

Fear of aversive consequences only

28.6%

12

Lack of appetite/interest and sensory sensitivities

21.4%

9

Lack of appetite/interest and fear of aversive consequences

9.5%

4

Sensory sensitivities and fear of aversive consequences

19.0%

8

All 3 (lack of appetite/interest, sensory sensitivities, and fear)

11.9%

5

  1. Patients with the fear of aversive consequences mechanism reported a diverse array of feared outcomes related to eating, including: vomiting, nausea, gagging; foodborne illness; gastrointestinal pain or distress; bloating or other aversive sensory concerns due to eating; choking or problems swallowing; allergic reaction
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Journal of Eating Disorders

ISSN: 2050-2974