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Aotearoa New Zealand Research group in search of Eating Disorder Genetics - Otago University Christchurch - follow for more information
📢 New Research Alert: ARFID in Youth
A recent study uncovers key differences in how Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder affects young people during hospital treatment.
🧠Read the full blog post here edgi.nz/youth-with-a...
🗣️ Help shape future ARFID research by completing our survey at edgi.nz
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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⏲️Time for a change? Much has been learned about avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (#ARFID) since 2013 DSM-5. @vvzickgraf2010 & team propose revisions to diagnostic criteria after over a decade of research.

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Toward a Specific and Descriptive Definition of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Proposal for Updated Diagnostic Criteria
The diagnostic criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) have been the source of confusion since its introduction to the DSM in 2013. In the current state, ARFID is diagnosed bas...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
For those who want to know more about our research programme that seeks to understand the genetics associated with eating disorders inclusive of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and ARFID, check out our website edgi.nz We have all sorts of information and blogs related this to our research.
Please take our survey to help us understand more about eating disorders.
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) is the world's largest genetic investigation into eating disorders ever performed. The local arm of EDGI aims to identify hundreds of genes that influen...
edgi.nz
March 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Join the world's largest genetic study on Eating Disorders! Take part in our research to discover more about how genes influence eating disorders. edgi.nz
Who Can Participate?
• People living in New Zealand aged 16+
• People with lived experience of eating disorders at any point in their lifetime.
March 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative New Zealand (EDGI-NZ) is working to uncover the genetic factors that contribute to eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and ARFID.
Learn more & complete our online survey visit edgi.nz
Please take our survey to help us understand more about eating disorders.
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) is the world's largest genetic investigation into eating disorders ever performed. The local arm of EDGI aims to identify hundreds of genes that influen...
edgi.nz
March 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM