Shifting age of child eating disorder hospitalizations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nathalie AugerHoward SteigerThuy Mai LuuNicholas ChadiNancy LowMarianne Bilodeau-BertrandJessica Healy-ProfitósAimina AyoubÉmilie BrousseauMimi IsraëlPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2023)
The Covid-19 pandemic affected hospitalizations for anorexia nervosa as well as other eating disorders, beginning with girls aged 10-14 years during wave 1, followed by girls aged 15-19 years during wave 2. Boys aged 10-14 years were also affected, as well as both advantaged and disadvantaged youth.