Eating disorders and COVID-19 - different or just more?
Cathal RaffertyAngela O'DonnellSally CampbellBohan SunJenny KingZeinab AliDiarmuid LynchElizabeth BarrettSarah RichardsonMichelle CliffordFiona McNicholasPublished 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.