Course and predictors of eating disorder symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and pandemic-related eating disorder concerns among adults with eating disorders during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Katherine A ThompsonElin L HedlundQuan SunChristine M PeatRachel W GoodeJet D TermorshuizenLaura M ThorntonStina BorgEric F van FurthAndreas BirgegårdCynthia M BulikHunna J WatsonPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2022)
Our findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic had negative impacts on people with eating disorders, including amplification of mental health symptoms and stressors around peak periods of infection and COVID-19 restrictions. These findings inform medical providers, policy-makers, and community-based supports about the information and resource needs of this group to ensure efficient dissemination in future public health emergencies and during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.