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 OlssonPublished 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.