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Eating disorders and COVID-19 - different or just more?

Cathal RaffertyAngela O'DonnellSally CampbellBohan SunJenny KingZeinab AliDiarmuid LynchElizabeth BarrettSarah RichardsonMichelle CliffordFiona McNicholas
Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2024)
This study supports the growing consensus of a pandemic specific increase in eating disorder referrals to both medical and psychiatry services. However, there was little to indicate a change in clinical profile or severity. Ongoing monitoring of referrals is necessary to ensure adequate service availability and expertise.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • healthcare
  • sars cov
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • clinical practice