Cynthia M Bulik, Nadia Micali, Casey M MacDermod, Baiyu Qi, Melissa A Munn-Chernoff, Laura M Thornton, Jennifer White, Lisa Dinkler, Emily M Pisetsky, Jessica Johnson, Katelin R Devine, Shelby N Ortiz, Ava E Silverman, Natasha Berthold, Alexis Dumain, Jerry Guintivano, Matthew Halvorsen, James J Crowley
BACKGROUND: The Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder - Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN) study is a study of genetic and environmental factors that contribute to risk for developing ARFID in children and adults. METHODS: A total of 3,000 children and adults with ARFID from the United States will be included. Parents/guardians and their children with ARFID (ages 7 to 17) and adults with ARFID (ages 18 +) will complete comprehensive online consent, parent verification of child assent (when applicable), and phenotyping...
November 21, 2023: BMC Psychiatry