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| − | Infantile Anorexia (IA) is a diagnosis not found in DSM-IV, but rather in the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:03-R). <br> | + | '''Infantile Anorexia''' (IA) is a diagnosis not found in DSM-IV, but rather in the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:03-R). <br> |
'''DC:03-R''' is designed for diagnosing difficulties in very young children published by a non-profit ''Zero to Three''. | '''DC:03-R''' is designed for diagnosing difficulties in very young children published by a non-profit ''Zero to Three''. | ||
| − | + | Infantile Anorexia is characterized by the child’s refusal to eat adequate amounts of food for at least 1 month. | |
| − | The onset of the food refusal often occurs during the transition to spoon- and self-feeding, typically between 6 months and 3 years of age. | + | * The infant/toddler with IA rarely communicates hunger, lacks interest in food and eating, and shows growth deficiency. |
| + | * The child’s food refusal does not follow a traumatic event and is not due to an underlying medical illness. | ||
| + | * The onset of the food refusal often occurs during the transition to spoon- and self-feeding, typically between 6 months and 3 years of age. | ||
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| − | [[Category:Disorders]] | + | [[Category: Eating Disorders]] |
Latest revision as of 20:27, 4 September 2015
Introduction
Infantile Anorexia (IA) is a diagnosis not found in DSM-IV, but rather in the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:03-R).
DC:03-R is designed for diagnosing difficulties in very young children published by a non-profit Zero to Three.
Infantile Anorexia is characterized by the child’s refusal to eat adequate amounts of food for at least 1 month.
- The infant/toddler with IA rarely communicates hunger, lacks interest in food and eating, and shows growth deficiency.
- The child’s food refusal does not follow a traumatic event and is not due to an underlying medical illness.
- The onset of the food refusal often occurs during the transition to spoon- and self-feeding, typically between 6 months and 3 years of age.