Delayed Diagnosis of Avoidant/restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder in a 14-year-old Boy

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2021 Jun 17

PMID 34136237

Citations 2

Authors

Rageen Rajendram

Maria Psihogios

Alene Toulany

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Abstract

Psychiatric comorbidities are common among individuals with ARFID and may contribute to a failure to establish an accurate diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and poor long-term prognosis, especially among children and adolescents.

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