Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Treatment Development and Pilot Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •Use of systemic hormones, pregnancy or breastfeeding within eight weeks
• •History of psychosis by KSADS-PL
• •Substance or Alcohol Use Disorder active within the past month by KSADS-PL
• •Active suicidal ideation
• •Gastrointestinal tract surgery (including gastrectomy, gastric bypass surgery, and small or large bowel resection)
• •Any feeding or eating disorder other than ARFID determined by EDA-5
• •Any clinically significant disordered eating as evidenced by EDE-Q global \> 4.0 or self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, purposeful fasting, or compensatory exercise in past 28 days
• •Medical history of intellectual disability (IQ\< 70)
• •Has previously received more than 4 hours of CBT for ARFID in the past
• •Is currently receiving another form of psychosocial treatment for ARFID (e.g., occupational therapy, speech therapy, another form of psychotherapy) and is unable to discontinue that treatment for the duration of this study.