In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell, from the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and King’s College London, to discuss Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Discussion points include:
- An overview of ARFID and what underlies the dietary restriction in ARFID.
- Similarities and differences in how ARFID may present and people’s experiences of ARFID.
- Prevalence of ARFID and how it differs from Anorexia Nervosa.
- Difference between ARFID and picky or fussy eating.
- The co-morbidity between Autism and ARFID.
This is the first episode of a two-part series on ARFID with Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell. Episode two can be found here: ‘Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Psychological Interventions and Outcomes’.
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Other resources
- Podcast ‘Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Psychological Interventions and Outcomes’ with Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell. This is the second episode of a two-part series on ARFID with Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell.
- Blog ‘An Overview of Psychological Interventions for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)’ with Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell
- Scoping Review ‘A scoping review of psychological interventions and outcomes for avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)’, International Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 57, Iss. 1 (2023), Emma Willmott DClinPsy, Rachel Dickinson BSc, Celine Hall MSc, Kevser Sadikovic BSc, Emily Wadhera, Nadia Micali MD, PhD, Nora Trompeter PhD, Tom Jewell PhD
Dr. Emma Willmott is a Senior Clinical Psychologist who works with young people experiencing ARFID and their families across community-based and national and specialist NHS CAMHS services. Emma has worked at the Feeding and Eating Disorder Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and currently works at the ARFID Service at Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED) at SLAM. Emma has recently published a scoping review exploring psychological interventions and outcomes for ARIFD and is interested in the links between neurodiversity and eating disorders.
Dr. Tom Jewell is a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at King’s College London, with a clinical and research interest in adolescent eating disorders. He is a mental health nurse and family therapist and works clinically at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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