Kendra R. Becker, PhD

Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Mass General Brigham Multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Research Collaborative, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts

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Kendra R. Becker, PhD, is affiliated with the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the Mass General Brigham Multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Research Collaborative. Becker has published extensively on eating disorders, with a focus on avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and its clinical features in child and adolescent psychiatry. Research topics include the roles of cholecystokinin and ghrelin in ARFID symptomatology and the diagnostic challenges affecting ARFID prevalence. Collaborators frequently include Elizabeth A. Lawson, Jennifer J. Thomas, Kamryn T. Eddy, Madhusmita Misra, and Nadia Micali.

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Differential Impact of Cholecystokinin and Ghrelin on 2-Year Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms
Original Research

Differential Impact of Cholecystokinin and Ghrelin on 2-Year Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms

May 20, 2026

Decreases in CCK and increases in ghrelin were associated with improvements in ARFID symptomology.
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Low Ghrelin and Anxiety in ARFID
Original Research

Low Ghrelin and Anxiety in ARFID

May 3, 2023

Low ghrelin levels were associated with greater anxiety in ARFID, indicating a potential target in the treatment of this disorder.
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Elevated CCK With ARFID
Original Research

Elevated CCK With ARFID

July 11, 2022

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is characterized by food avoidance unmotivated by body weight/shape concerns. This study explored if levels of the satiety hormone cholecystokinin are higher in individuals...
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Original Research

Diagnostic Definitions Impact ARFID Prevalence

September 7, 2021

DSM-5 criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) include ambiguities that can affect access to treatment. This study looked at how differing definitions affect the number of individuals who...
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