Title:
Escalation of eating disorders during COVID-19, research finds
Published:
The University of Sydney, 21 January 2022
From the news article:
A major study by InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders at the University of Sydney reveals a widespread escalation of eating disorder symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown in Australia, with 40 percent going undiagnosed.
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Title:
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health response on people with eating disorder symptomatology: an Australian study
Authors:
Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, et al
Published:
Journal of Eating Disorders, 17 January 2022
Objective of study:
People with lived experience of eating disorders (ED) may be particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health response due to exasperating situations such as social isolation, presence of other mental and physical health conditions, disruptions to treatment, etc. This study investigates the association of the pandemic with ED symptomatology to consider impact and identify risk factors for clinical consideration.