Trastorno de evitación/restricción de la ingestión de alimentos: análisis descriptivo y comparativo

The article aims at writing about the sociodemographic and clinical profile of a group of patients with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and to compare the results based on its three psychopathological dimensions. Fifty-six children and adolescents were assessed with a semi-structured diagnostic interview. 51.8 % reported specific fears, 28.6 % reported lack of interest and 19.6 % reported sensory sensitivity. The patients´ average age was 11, and the male proportion was higher. At the clinical level, 23.2 % had some medical comorbidity and 57.1 % had psychiatric comorbidity. Significant differences were found between groups (p < 0.05) in the variables gender and psychiatric comorbidity.