ArticleEating disorders
Eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine: an overview of risks and recommendations for treatment and early intervention.
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- The collateral effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A gender-specific systematic review of disordered eating behaviour in the general population.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Pooled it
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- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19-related changes in eating disorder pathology, emotional and binge eating and need for care: a systematic review with frequentist and Bayesian meta-analyses.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on eating disorders and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2021Pooled it
- More than Body Appearance! Improving body image in young women through a functionality-focused intervention combined with psychoeducation: A randomized controlled trial.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Stepping into day treatment approach versus inpatient treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa: the DAISIES RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
- The impact of COVID-19 on body-dissatisfied female university students.The International journal of eating disorders · 2021Trial
- Eating Motives and Other Factors Predicting Emotional Overeating during COVID-19 in a Sample of Polish Adults.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Psychopathology at the Onset of Eating Disorders.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- User experience and perceived impact of the Eating Disorder Support App: a mixed-methods evaluation.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Eating Disorders in School-Age Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mental health of children and young people with pre-existing eating problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa in Dutch Primary Care.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Pilot Study of Factors Influencing Engagement with an mHealth Intervention Among Teens with Eating Disorder Symptoms.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2025Article
- The continuing impact of COVID-19 on eating disorder early intervention services in England: An investigation of referral numbers and presentation characteristics.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Mobile App-Delivered Motivational Interviewing for Women on Eating Disorder Treatment Waitlists (MI-Coach: ED): Protocol for an App Development and Pilot Evaluation.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Compulsive Exercise and Changes in Physical Activity Among Females: A Longitudinal Analysis During the First 12 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Association of COVID-19 Pandemic with Newly Diagnosed Anorexia Nervosa Among Children and Adolescents in Japan.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Bayesian Graded Response Models for Eating-Disorder Risk Estimation Using Screening Data.Computational brain & behavior · 2025Article
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Abstract
Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) are at significant risk for increases in symptomatology and diminished treatment access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental precautions to limit coronavirus spread have affected food availability and access to healthy coping mechanisms, and have contributed to weight-stigmatizing social media messages that may be uniquely harmful to those experiencing EDs. Additionally, changes in socialization and routine, stress, and experiences of trauma that are being experienced globally may be particularly deleterious to ED risk and recovery. This paper presents a brief review of the pertinent literature related to the risk of EDs in the context of COVID-19 and offers suggestions for modifying intervention efforts to accommodate the unique challenges individuals with EDs and providers may be experiencing in light of the ongoing public health crisis.
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