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Table 1 ARFID-GEN Assessment Battery

From: ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): study protocol

Domain

Assessment

Version

Parent- or self-report

Age

ARFID symptoms and diagnosis

 ARFID symptoms

Nine Item ARFID Screen (NIAS)

NIAS [20]

Self

14 + 

NIAS-Parent Report (NIAS-PR) [20, 49]

Parent

7–17

 ARFID diagnosis

Pica, ARFID, and Rumination Disorder Interview-ARFID-Questionnaire (PARDI-AR-Q)

PARDI-AR-Q [21]

Self

14 + 

PARDI-AR-Q parent [21]

Parent

7–17

Other eating disorder pathology

 Lifetime eating disorder diagnoses

ED100K Version 3 (ED100Kv3)

ED100Kv3 [26]

Self

15 + 

 Current eating disorder symptoms (last 28 days)

Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q)

EDE-Qv6 [23]

Self

15 + 

Child Version of the Eight Item EDE-Q (ChEDE-Q8) [24]

Self

7–14

Version 2.0 of the Parent Version of the EDE-Qv6 (PEDE-Qv2.0) [22]

Parent

7–17

Depression, anxiety, and neurodevelopment

 Current depressive symptoms

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)

PHQ-9 [50]

Self

18 + 

PHQ-Adolescents (PHQ-A)a [51]

Self

12–17

 Current depressive symptoms (last two weeks)

Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) [52]

MFQ [52, 53]

Self

18 + 

MFQ child version [52, 53]

Self

7–17

MFQ parent version [52, 53]

Parent

7–11

 Current anxiety symptoms

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)

GAD-7 [54]

Self

12 + 

 Major depression and anxiety disorders

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)

RCADS-Child Version (RCADS-C)b [55, 56]

Self

7–11

RCADS-Parent Version (RCADS-P)b [57, 58]

Parent

7–11

 Obsessive–compulsive symptoms

Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R)

OCI-R [59]

Self

12 + 

 Intellectual/ developmental disability

Three intellectual/ developmental questions (developed for this study)

N/A

Parent

7–17

 Temperament

One Item Temperament Scale

Temperament [60]

Parent

7–17

 Detailed assessment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

Items from the mood and anxiety questionnaire for the Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression Study (GLAD) [61]

GLAD mood & anxiety items (GLAD)c

Self

15 + 

Impairment

 Eating disorder-specific health-related quality of life

Eating Disorders-Quality of Life (EDQOL)

EDQOL [62, 63]

Self

18 + 

 General health-related quality of life

Short Form Health Survey-12 (SF-12)

SF-12 [64]

Self

15 + 

 Health-related quality of life

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (Peds-QL 4.0)

Peds-QL 4.0 for children [65]

Self

7–12

Peds-QL 4.0 for adolescents [65]

Self

13–17

Peds-QL 4.0 for parents of children [65]

Parent

7–12

Peds-QL 4.0 for parents of adolescents [65]

Parent

13–17

 General health

General health questions (developed for this study)

Adult version

Self

18 + 

Parent version

Parent

7–17

Environmental exposures

 Negative life events

Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) life events checklists [66]

Major Life Changes (MLC)c [67]

Self

12 + 

Upsetting Events (UE)c [67]

Parent

7–11

 Mother’s pregnancy history

Pregnancy History Questionnaire (PH) [68]

PH

Self

18 + 

PH parent version

Parent

7–17

 Psychological health

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [69]

SDQ adult single-sided version [70]

Self

18 + 

SDQ child single-sided version [70]

Self

12–17

SDQ parent single-sided version [70]

Parent

7–11

Other

 Experiences with ARFID

Free response question for other comments on experiences with ARFID (developed for this study)

Adult version

Self

18 + 

Parent version

Parent

7–17

  1. aItem 9: “Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way?” was not included
  2. bItems about major depressive disorder (MDD) were not included
  3. cModified for this study