Children and adolescents with eating disorders during COVID-19 confinement: Difficulties and future challenges.

Montserrat GraellMaría Goretti Morón-NozaledaRicardo CamarneiroÁngel VillaseñorSilvia YáñezRudiger MuñozBeatriz Martínez-NúñezCarolina Miguélez-FernándezMaría MuñozMar Faya

Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2020)

The implementation of a combined teletherapy program has enabled continuity of care during confinement for children and adolescents with ED. Delivery of treatment to adolescents in the day hospital program posed the biggest challenge due to their greater degrees of severity and higher hospitalization rates. An adapted inpatient program should be maintained throughout confinement, as the need for hospitalization of children and adolescents with ED does not decrease with lockdown.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
emergency department
palliative care
young adults
primary care
physical activity
chronic pain
replacement therapy
smoking cessation