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Eating and Feeding Disorders

MedGen UID:
875648
•Concept ID:
C4042784
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Feeding and Eating Disorders

Definition

A group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Identification and Management of Eating Disorders (including ARFID) in GI Patients.
Burton Murray H, Calabrese S
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2022 Dec;51(4):765-783. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.07.004. PMID: 36375995
Psychopharmacologic Management of Eating Disorders.
Muratore AF, Attia E
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2022 Jul;24(7):345-351. Epub 2022 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01340-5. PMID: 35576089Free PMC Article
Assessment and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents.
Mairs R, Nicholls D
Arch Dis Child 2016 Dec;101(12):1168-1175. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309481. PMID: 27381185

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A mixed-studies systematic review of the experiences of body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schneider J, Pegram G, Gibson B, Talamonti D, Tinoco A, Craddock N, Matheson E, Forshaw M
Int J Eat Disord 2023 Jan;56(1):26-67. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1002/eat.23706. PMID: 35322449Free PMC Article
Psychological and social impact on parents of children with feeding difficulties.
Fernández de Valderrama Rodríguez A, Ochoa Sangrador C, Pedrón Giner C, Sánchez Hernández J
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) 2022 Nov;97(5):317-325. Epub 2022 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.09.004. PMID: 36202741
Gestational weight gain and eating-related disorders.
Zanardo V, Cavaliere A, Giliberti E, Giliberti L, Manghina V, Parotto M, Severino L, Straface G
J Obstet Gynaecol 2021 Nov;41(8):1205-1209. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1854699. PMID: 33673797
Eating and feeding problems in children with cancer: Prevalence, related factors, and consequences.
Brinksma A, Sulkers E, IJpma I, Burgerhof JGM, Tissing WJE
Clin Nutr 2020 Oct;39(10):3072-3079. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.01.012. PMID: 32057537
DSM-5 eating disorders and other specified eating and feeding disorders: is there a meaningful differentiation?
Fairweather-Schmidt AK, Wade TD
Int J Eat Disord 2014 Jul;47(5):524-33. Epub 2014 Feb 25 doi: 10.1002/eat.22257. PMID: 24616045

Diagnosis

Trans-auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Recovered Patients Affected by Eating and Feeding Disorders and Their Comorbidities.
Melis Y, Apicella E, Macario M, Dozio E, Bentivoglio G, Mendolicchio L
Psychiatr Danub 2020 Sep;32(Suppl 1):42-46. PMID: 32890361
Eating and feeding problems in children with cancer: Prevalence, related factors, and consequences.
Brinksma A, Sulkers E, IJpma I, Burgerhof JGM, Tissing WJE
Clin Nutr 2020 Oct;39(10):3072-3079. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.01.012. PMID: 32057537
Return of Menses in Previously Overweight Patients with Eating Disorders.
Rastogi R, Sieke EH, Nahra A, Sabik J, Rome ES
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2020 Apr;33(2):133-138. Epub 2019 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.11.002. PMID: 31715368
The Munich eating and feeding disorder questionnaire (Munich ED-Quest) DSM-5/ICD-10: validity, reliability, sensitivity to change and norms.
Fichter MM, Quadflieg N, Gierk B, Voderholzer U, Heuser J
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2015 May;23(3):229-40. Epub 2015 Feb 11 doi: 10.1002/erv.2348. PMID: 25677676
DSM-5 eating disorders and other specified eating and feeding disorders: is there a meaningful differentiation?
Fairweather-Schmidt AK, Wade TD
Int J Eat Disord 2014 Jul;47(5):524-33. Epub 2014 Feb 25 doi: 10.1002/eat.22257. PMID: 24616045

Therapy

Management of ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) in a 12-year-old on a Paediatric Ward in a General Hospital: Use of Mirtazapine, Partial Hospitalisation Model and Family Based Therapy.
Naviaux AF
Psychiatr Danub 2019 Sep;31(Suppl 3):421-426. PMID: 31488765
Evaluation of a Home-Based Behavioral Treatment Model for Children With Tube Dependency.
Taylor S, Purdy SC, Jackson B, Phillips K, Virues-Ortega J
J Pediatr Psychol 2019 Jul 1;44(6):656-668. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz014. PMID: 30896017
Examination of Psychosocial and Physiological Risk for Bulimic Symptoms in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning to an Insulin Pump: A Pilot Study.
Peterson CM, Young-Hyman D, Fischer S, Markowitz JT, Muir AB, Laffel LM
J Pediatr Psychol 2018 Jan 1;43(1):83-93. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx084. PMID: 28535306Free PMC Article
Disordered eating and health-related quality of life in overweight and obese children.
Gowey MA, Lim CS, Clifford LM, Janicke DM
J Pediatr Psychol 2014 Jun;39(5):552-61. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu012. PMID: 24676798Free PMC Article
An intervention based on Schachter's externality theory for overweight children: the regulation of cues pilot.
Boutelle KN, Zucker N, Peterson CB, Rydell S, Carlson J, Harnack LJ
J Pediatr Psychol 2014 May;39(4):405-17. Epub 2014 Jan 23 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst142. PMID: 24459240Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Evaluation of a Home-Based Behavioral Treatment Model for Children With Tube Dependency.
Taylor S, Purdy SC, Jackson B, Phillips K, Virues-Ortega J
J Pediatr Psychol 2019 Jul 1;44(6):656-668. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz014. PMID: 30896017
Predictors of Change in BMI From the Age of 4 to 8.
Steinsbekk S, Wichstrøm L
J Pediatr Psychol 2015 Nov-Dec;40(10):1056-64. Epub 2015 Jun 6 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv052. PMID: 26050242
Mealtime dynamics in child feeding disorder: the role of child temperament, parental sense of competence, and paternal involvement.
Aviram I, Atzaba-Poria N, Pike A, Meiri G, Yerushalmi B
J Pediatr Psychol 2015 Jan-Feb;40(1):45-54. Epub 2014 Nov 3 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu095. PMID: 25371550
Disordered eating and health-related quality of life in overweight and obese children.
Gowey MA, Lim CS, Clifford LM, Janicke DM
J Pediatr Psychol 2014 Jun;39(5):552-61. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu012. PMID: 24676798Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Psychological and social impact on parents of children with feeding difficulties.
Fernández de Valderrama Rodríguez A, Ochoa Sangrador C, Pedrón Giner C, Sánchez Hernández J
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) 2022 Nov;97(5):317-325. Epub 2022 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.09.004. PMID: 36202741
Gestational weight gain and eating-related disorders.
Zanardo V, Cavaliere A, Giliberti E, Giliberti L, Manghina V, Parotto M, Severino L, Straface G
J Obstet Gynaecol 2021 Nov;41(8):1205-1209. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1854699. PMID: 33673797
The Munich eating and feeding disorder questionnaire (Munich ED-Quest) DSM-5/ICD-10: validity, reliability, sensitivity to change and norms.
Fichter MM, Quadflieg N, Gierk B, Voderholzer U, Heuser J
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2015 May;23(3):229-40. Epub 2015 Feb 11 doi: 10.1002/erv.2348. PMID: 25677676
Systematic review: mealtime behavior measures used in pediatric chronic illness populations.
Poppert KM, Patton SR, Borner KB, Davis AM, Dreyer Gillette ML
J Pediatr Psychol 2015 Jun;40(5):475-86. Epub 2015 Jan 25 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu117. PMID: 25622593Free PMC Article
Disordered eating and health-related quality of life in overweight and obese children.
Gowey MA, Lim CS, Clifford LM, Janicke DM
J Pediatr Psychol 2014 Jun;39(5):552-61. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu012. PMID: 24676798Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A mixed-studies systematic review of the experiences of body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schneider J, Pegram G, Gibson B, Talamonti D, Tinoco A, Craddock N, Matheson E, Forshaw M
Int J Eat Disord 2023 Jan;56(1):26-67. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1002/eat.23706. PMID: 35322449Free PMC Article
Anti-obesity public health messages and risk factors for disordered eating: a systematic review.
Bristow C, Meurer C, Simmonds J, Snell T
Health Promot Int 2020 Dec 1;35(6):1551-1569. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaa018. PMID: 32150266
Systematic review: mealtime behavior measures used in pediatric chronic illness populations.
Poppert KM, Patton SR, Borner KB, Davis AM, Dreyer Gillette ML
J Pediatr Psychol 2015 Jun;40(5):475-86. Epub 2015 Jan 25 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu117. PMID: 25622593Free PMC Article

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