Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood: How Often Is It Seen in Feeding Programs?
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- 10 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Children's Health Care
- Vol. 38 (2) , 123-136
Abstract
To date, there is little consensus in the literature on defining childhood feeding disorders. The definition of feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text revision [DSM–IV–TR]) assumed the disorder is due to a nonorganic etiology. The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence of feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood as defined by the DSM–IV–TR in a sample of 234 children referred to a feeding program. The results showed only 19 of these children met the DSM–IV–TR definition. The implications of this finding are discussed.Keywords
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