The impact of COVID-19 lockdown and of the following "re-opening" period on specific and general psychopathology in people with Eating Disorders: the emergent role of internalizing symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on specific Eating Disorder (ED) and general psychopathology in people with an ED diagnosis during the lockdown period and after the end of the related containment measures.

Methods

People with clinically defined diagnosis and undergoing treatment for an ED completed an online survey, which included adapted questions from standardized psychometric scales. Data relative to three different time periods (before, during and after the end of lockdown) were collected. Psychopathological changes over these periods were investigated and compared through one-way analysis of variance or covariance with repeated measures.

Results

Three hundred twelve people completed the survey (57.4% diagnosed

SUBMITTER: Monteleone AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755808 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature