Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown in Eating Disorders: A Multicentre Collaborative International Study.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 lockdown has had a significant impact on mental health. Patients with eating disorders (ED) have been particularly vulnerable. (1) To explore changes in eating-related symptoms and general psychopathology during lockdown in patients with an ED from various European and Asian countries; and (2) to assess differences related to diagnostic ED subtypes, age, and geography. The sample comprised 829 participants, diagnosed with an ED according to DSM-5 criteria from specialized ED units in Europe and Asia. Participants were assessed using the COVID-19 Isolation Scale (CIES). Patients with binge eating disorder (BED) experienced the highest impact on weight and ED symptoms in comparison with other ED subtypes during lockdown, whereas individuals with other specified feeding and eatin

SUBMITTER: Baenas I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8746935 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature