ArticleJournal of eating disorders2020
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on a cohort of eating disorders patients.
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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
- Mental Health Impact of Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals with Pre-Existing Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Eating Disorders: What Can We Learn About Psychopathology and Treatment? A Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Pooled it
- Rethinking mental disorders in COVID-19: evidence from prepandemic longitudinal data.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Clinical outcomes of restricting-type anorexia nervosa onset in female adolescents and young adults aged 12-24 years during Japan's first COVID-19 state of emergency.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Presentations of eating disorders among youth in Türkiye before and after COVID-19: lessons learned for the future.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental and psychosocial functioning, quality of life, and recovery in adults with severe mental illness: Findings from Dutch longitudinal cohorts.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Overcoming barriers in eating disorder care: advances, gaps, and recommendations for equitable assessment and treatment.Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2024Article
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- The Coronavirus Impact Scale: Construction, Validation, and Comparisons in Diverse Clinical Samples.JAACAP open · 2023Article
- Locked down with my eating disorder: a retrospective study on the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on adolescents with eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Community Women's Lifestyle and Eating Disorders in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic: A 15-Year Follow-Up Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Eating disorders during lockdown: the transcultural influence on eating and mood disturbances in Ibero-Brazilian population.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- COVID-19 related familial economic disruptions and eating disorder patients' mental health concerns and motivation to recover.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Increased prevalence of eating disorders in Japan since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- The usage of different types of food outlets was not significantly associated with body mass index during the third COVID-19 national lockdown in the United Kingdom.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundLockdown implemented to prevent the COVID-19 spread resulted in marked changes in the lifestyle. The objective of the current study was to assess the impact of lockdown measures on a cohort of eating disorder (ED) patients being followed as part of an ongoing naturalistic treatment study.
methodsNinety-nine patients aged 18 or older, currently or previously, in treatment at a Portuguese specialized hospital unit were contacted by phone and invited to participate in the current survey. Fifty-nine agreed to be interviewed by phone, and 43 agreed to respond to a set of self-report measures of ED symptoms, emotion regulation difficulties, clinical impairment, negative urgency, and COVID-19 impact, during the week after the end of the lockdown period.
resultsData showed that of the 26 patients currently in treatment: 8 remained unchanged (31%), 7 deteriorated (27%), and 11 reliably improved (42%). Of the 17 participants not currently in treatment: 3 deteriorated (18%), 9 remained unchanged (53%), and 5 (29%) improved after the lockdown period. The Coronavirus Impact Scale showed that most patients considered their routines moderately or extremely impacted, experienced stress related to coronavirus, and showed difficulty in maintaining physical exercise and feeding routines. Results suggest that higher impact of COVID-19 lockdown was significantly correlated with eating disorder symptoms and associated psychopathology, impulsivity, difficulties in emotion regulation and clinical impairment measured at post-lockdown. In addition, the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown measures on clinical impairment was mediated by difficulties in emotion regulation.
conclusionsFindings suggest that some ED patients may experience worsening of their condition, especially if associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, and these difficulties might be exacerbated in the context of a stressful crisis and lockdown measures, highlighting the need for intervention strategies to mitigate its negative impact.
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