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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Number of Adolescents/Young Adults Seeking Eating Disorder-Related Care.

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In this article, the authors used interrupted time series regression to examine pre-and postpandemic monthly summary data of the following: (1) ED-related inpatient admissions for medical stabilization; (2) EDrelated hospital bed-days; (3) completed outpatient ED assessments; and (4) ED outpatient care-related inquiries at a children's hospital in Boston, MA.
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This article is published in Journal of Adolescent Health.The article was published on 2021-07-12 and is currently open access. It has received 75 citations till now.

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The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on eating disorders: A systematic review

TL;DR: There was a large increase in the number of hospitalizations and an increase in ED symptoms, anxiety, depression, and changes to BMI in ED patients during the pandemic, however, these changes appeared to be diagnostic and timing specific.
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A systematic scoping review of research on COVID-19 impacts on eating disorders: A critical appraisal of the evidence and recommendations for the field.

TL;DR: The authors conducted a systematic scoping review on the effects of COVID-19 on eating disorder severity, prevalence, and demand for treatment, identifying key findings and evidence gaps to better inform policy decisions related to the management of eating disorders during and after the crisis.
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Acute Care Visits for Eating Disorders Among Children and Adolescents After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for pediatric eating disorders before and during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Acute Care Visits for Eating Disorders Among Children and Adolescents After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors compared the rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for pediatric eating disorders before and during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Emotional and Behavioral Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Adolescents

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the literature aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on teenagers' mental health and found that adolescents with mental disorders were significantly more affected than those in the general population.
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Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic.

TL;DR: The Covid-19 pandemic and the public health response to it will undoubtedly contribute to widespread emotional distress and increased risk of mental health problems.
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Mortality Rates in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders: A Meta-analysis of 36 Studies

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic literature search, appraisal, and meta-analysis were conducted of the MEDLINE/PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase databases and 4 full-text collections (ie, ScienceDirect, Ingenta Select, Ovid, and Wiley-Blackwell Interscience).

Mortality Rates in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders

TL;DR: The study found age at assessment to be a significant predictor of mortality for patients with anorexia nervosa, and further research is needed to identify predictors of mortality in patients with BN and EDNOS.
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Epidemiology of mental health problems in COVID-19: a review.

TL;DR: The current evidence suggests that a psychiatric epidemic is cooccurring with the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitates the attention of the global health community and multipronged interventions should be developed and adopted to address the existing psychosocial challenges and promote mental health amid the COIDs.
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