Reference : Early-onset restrictive eating disturbances in primary school boys and girls
Scientific journals : Article
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Treatment & clinical psychology
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/18409
Early-onset restrictive eating disturbances in primary school boys and girls
English
Kurz, Susanne mailto [> >]
Van Dyck, Zoé mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
Dremmel, Daniela [> >]
Munsch, Simone [> >]
Hilbert Anja [> >]
Oct-2014
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1-7
Yes
International
[en] Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder ; Early-onset restrictive eating disturbances ; Middle childhood ; Prevalence
[en] This study sought to determine the distribution of early-onset restrictive eating disturbances characteristic of the new DSM-5 diagnosis, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in middle childhood, as well as to evaluate the screening instrument, Eating Disturbances in Youth-Questionnaire (EDY-Q). A total of 1,444 8- to 13-year-old children were screened in regular schools (3rd to 6th grade) in Switzerland using the self-report measure EDY-Q, consisting of 12 items based on the DSM-5 criteria for ARFID. 46 children (3.2 %) reported features of ARFID in the self-rating. Group differences were found for body mass index, with underweight children reporting features of ARFID more often than normal and overweight children. The EDY-Q revealed good psychometric properties, including adequate discriminant and convergent validity. Early-onset restrictive eating disturbances are commonly reported in middle childhood. Because of possible negative short- and long-term impact, early detection is essential. Further studies with structured interviews and parent reports are needed to confirm this study’s findings.
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/18409

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