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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

ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): study protocol.
Bulik CM, Micali N, MacDermod CM, Qi B, Munn-Chernoff MA, Thornton LM, White J, Dinkler L, Pisetsky EM, Johnson J, Devine KR, Ortiz SN, Silverman AE, Berthold N, Dumain A, Guintivano J, Halvorsen M, Crowley JJ
BMC Psychiatry 2023 Nov 21;23(1):863. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05266-x. PMID: 37990202Free PMC Article
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

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
Classification of childhood onset eating disorders: A latent class analysis.
Pinhas L, Nicholls D, Crosby RD, Morris A, Lynn RM, Madden S
Int J Eat Disord 2017 Jun;50(6):657-664. Epub 2017 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/eat.22666. PMID: 28106914
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

Guided self-help treatment for children and young people with threshold and subthreshold eating disorders: A pilot study protocol.
Davey E, Bryant-Waugh R, Bennett S, Micali N, Baudinet J, Clark-Stone S, Shafran R
PLoS One 2024;19(4):e0301606. Epub 2024 Apr 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301606. PMID: 38625953Free PMC Article
ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): study protocol.
Bulik CM, Micali N, MacDermod CM, Qi B, Munn-Chernoff MA, Thornton LM, White J, Dinkler L, Pisetsky EM, Johnson J, Devine KR, Ortiz SN, Silverman AE, Berthold N, Dumain A, Guintivano J, Halvorsen M, Crowley JJ
BMC Psychiatry 2023 Nov 21;23(1):863. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05266-x. PMID: 37990202Free PMC Article
Influence of eating with distractors on caloric intake of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional controlled studies.
Martins NC, Bezerra AP, Godoy ACV, Andrade EF, Gonçalves TMSV, Pereira LJ
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023;63(26):7868-7877. Epub 2022 Mar 28 doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2055525. PMID: 35343848
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
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

Prognosis

Patterns of maladaptive exercise behavior from ages 14-24 in a longitudinal cohort.
Schaumberg K, Bulik CM, Micali N
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2023 Nov;64(11):1555-1568. Epub 2023 May 31 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13844. PMID: 37258173Free PMC Article
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
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
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
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

Influence of eating with distractors on caloric intake of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional controlled studies.
Martins NC, Bezerra AP, Godoy ACV, Andrade EF, Gonçalves TMSV, Pereira LJ
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023;63(26):7868-7877. Epub 2022 Mar 28 doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2055525. PMID: 35343848
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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