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Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence.

Jake LinardonChristopher J GreenwoodMatthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczJacqui A MacdonaldElizabeth SpryDelyse M HutchinsonGeorge J YoussefAnn SansonEleanor H WertheimJennifer E McIntoshDaniel Le GrangePrimrose LetcherCraig A Olsson
Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2021)
Findings suggest that adolescent eating and body image disturbances may have long-term mental health impacts that extend into young adulthood. This underscores the need for early preventative intervention, and longer-term monitoring and support for body image and eating disturbances.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • depressive symptoms
  • mental illness
  • randomized controlled trial
  • preterm infants
  • middle aged