Research (FDT)

Our current research and development projects include the following:

• Trialling a patient-centred outcome measure (PCOM) called “What Matters to Me”. This questionnaire asks parents what their biggest worries and concerns are about their child’s feeding difficulty and what progress they hope to make by attending the Feeding Disorders Service. The idea is to be able to use the questionnaire to tailor the care that we provide to meet the needs and expectations of families.
• Testing a new clinical assessment measure for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: The Pica, ARFID and Rumination Disorder Interview (PARDI) (with colleagues in the USA). This will help clinicians to diagnose feeding disorders and measure how severe they are.

Bryant-Waugh, R., Watkins, B. (2015) Feeding and eating disorders. In: Rutter’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 6^th Edition, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 1016-1034

Bryant-Waugh, R (2016) Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. In: K Brownell and T Walsh (Eds) Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook, 3^rd Edition. London: Guilford Press, 198-202

Gibson, E. L. & Cooke, L. (2017) Understanding food fussiness and its implications for food choice, health, weight and interventions in young children: the impact of Professor Jane Wardle. Current Obesity Reports. 6 (1), 46-56

Cooke, L., Higgins, C. & McCrann, U (2017) Managing common feeding difficulties in toddlers and pre-school children. Paediatrics & Child Health, 27 (8) 366-370

Smith, A., Fildes, A., Forwood, S. E., Cooke, L & Llewellyn, C. H. (2017) The individual environment not the family is the most important influence on preferences for common non-alcoholic beverages in adolescence. Scientific Reports 7 (1) 16822. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17020-x.

Smith, A.D., Herle, M., Fildes, A., Cooke, L. Steinsbekk, S. & Llewellyn, C. H. (2017) Food fussiness and food neophobia share a common etiology in early childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 58 (2) 189-196

Smith, A. D., Fildes, A., Cooke, L., Herle, M., Shakeshaft, N., Plomin, R. &U Llewellyn, C. H. (2016) Genetic and environmental influences on food preferences in adolescence. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 104 (2) 446-453

Fildes, A., van Jaarsveld, C.H., Cooke, L., Wardle, J., Llewellyn, C.H. (2016) Common genetic architecture underlying young children's food fussiness and liking for vegetables and fruit. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 103(4), 1099-104.

Peterson, C.B., Becker, C.B., Treasure, J., Shafran, R., & Bryant-Waugh, R.(2016) The three-legged stool of evidence-based practice in eating disorder treatment: research, clinical, and patient perspectives. BMC Medicine. 14, 14-69.

Cooke, L., & Llewellyn, C. (2016) Nature and Nurture in Early Feeding Behavior. Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series. 85, 155-65.

Smith, A.D., Fildes, A., Cooke, L., Herle, M., Shakeshaft, N., Plomin, R., & Llewellyn, C. (2016) Genetic and environmental influences on food preferences in adolescence. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(2), 446-53.

Smith, A.D., Herle, M., Fildes, A., Cooke, L., Steinsbekk, S., & Llewellyn, C.H. (2016) Food fussiness and food neophobia share a common etiology in early childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 14.

Cardona Cano, S, Hoek, H.W., Bryant-Waugh R. (2015) Picky eating: the current state of research. Current Opinions in Psychiatry, 28(6), 448-54.

Turner, H., Bryant-Waugh, R., & Marshall, E. (2015) The impact of early symptom change and therapeutic alliance on treatment outcome in cognitive-behavioural therapy for eating disorders. Behavioural Research and Therapy. 73, 165-9.

Fildes, A., Mallan, K.M., Cooke, L., van Jaarsveld, C.H., Llewellyn, C.H., Fisher, A., & Daniels, L. (2015) The relationship between appetite and food preferences in British and  Australian children. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17,12:116.

Fildes, A., Lopes, C., Moreira, P., Moschonis, G., Oliveira, A., Mavrogianni, C., Manios, Y., Beeken, R., Wardle, J., & Cooke, L. (2015) An exploratory trial of parental advice for increasing vegetable acceptance in infancy. British Journal of Nutrition. 114(2), 328-36.

Harvey, L., Bryant-Waugh, R., Watkins, B., & Meyer, C. (2015) Parental perceptions of childhood feeding problems. Journal of Child Health Care. 19(3), 392-401.

Eddy, K.T., Thomas, J.J., Hastings, E., Edkins, K., Lamont, E., Nevins, C.M., Patterson, R.M., Murray, H.B., Bryant-Waugh, R., & Becker, A.E. (2015) Prevalence of DSM-5 avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in a pediatric gastroenterology healthcare network. International  Journal of Eating Disorders. 48(5), 464-70.

Bryant-Waugh, R. (2013) Feeding and eating disorders in children. Current Opinions in Psychiatry. 26(6), 537-42.

Bryant-Waugh, R. (2013) Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: an illustrative case example. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 46(5), 420-3.

Attia, E., Becker, A.E., Bryant-Waugh, R., Hoek, H.W., Kreipe, R.E., Marcus, M.D., Mitchell, J.E., Striegel, R.H., Walsh, B.T., Wilson ,G.T., Wolfe, B.E., & Wonderlich, S. (2013) Feeding and eating disorders in DSM-5. American Journal of Psychiatry. 170(11), 1237-9.

Wade, T.D., Hansell, N.K., Crosby, R.D., Bryant-Waugh, R., Treasure, J., Nixon, R., Byrne, S., & Martin, N.G. (2013) A study of changes in genetic and environmental influences on weight and shape concern across adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 122(1), 119-30.

Al-Adawi, S., Bax, B., Bryant-Waugh, R., Claudino, A. M., Hay, P., Herscovici, C. R., ... & Uher, R. (2013). Status update on feeding and eating disorders and the revision of the ICD. Adv Eat Disord, 1, 1-10.

Bryant‐Waugh, R. (2013). Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: An illustrative case example. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46(5), 420-423.

Cooke, L., McCrann, Ú., & Higgins, C. (2013). Managing weaning problems and complementary feeding. Paediatrics and Child Health, 23(8), 346-350.

Harvey, L., Bryant-Waugh, R., Watkins, B., & Meyer, C. (2013). Parental perceptions of childhood feeding problems. Journal of Child Health Care, 1367493513509422.

Jones, C. J., & Bryant-Waugh, R. (2013). The relationship between child-feeding problems and maternal mental health: a selective review. Advances in Eating Disorders, 1(2), 119-133.

Watkins, B. (2013). Cognitive Behavioural Approaches. In B. Lask, & R. Bryant-Waugh (Eds.), Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence. (4th ed., pp. 258-280). New York: Routledge.

Bryant-Waugh, R., & Kreipe, R. E. (2012). Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in DSM-5. Psychiatric Annals, 42(11), 402-405.

Hartmann, A. S., Becker, A. E., Hampton, C., & Bryant-Waugh, R. (2012). Pica and rumination disorder in DSM-5. Psychiatric Annals, 42(11), 426-430.

Jones, C. J., & Bryant-Waugh, R. (2012). Development and pilot of a group skills-and-support intervention for mothers of children with feeding problems. Appetite, 58(2), 450-456.

Bryant-Waugh, R., Cooke, L., Harris, M., Mora, M., F Withers, F. (2017) What matters to me?: development and use of a person centred outcome measure (PCOM) for parents of children with feeding disorders (Abstract) GOSH Inaugural Conference, London, October 2017. Archives of Disease in Childhood Vol 102 Suppl 3, 2017.

Bryant-Waugh, R., DeJong, M., Mora, M., Shepherd, D. Towards improving holistic care of our patients: facilitating appropriate recognition and management of co-occurring mental health problems in paediatric populations (Abstract) GOSH Inaugural Conference, London, October 2017. Archives of Disease in Childhood Vol 102 Suppl 3, 2017.

Bryant-Waugh, R., Cooke, L. Development of the PARDI (Pica, ARFID, Rumination Disorder Interview): a structured assessment measure and diagnostic tool for feeding disorders (Abstract) GOSH Inaugural Conference, London, October 2017. Archives of Disease in Childhood Vol 102 Suppl 3, 2017.