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April 20, 2020Journal of Eating Disorders273 citationsOpen Access

Eating disorders in the time of COVID-19

STStephen TouyzHLHubert LaceyPHPhillipa Hay

Key Points

  • To examine the psychological, social, and financial repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures on individuals with eating disorders and their caregivers.
  • Expert commentary and clinical perspective on global public health containment policies during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Evaluation of direct viral infection risks versus indirect psychosocial and economic consequences on eating disorder populations.
  • Highlights how public lockdowns and isolation uniquely exacerbate symptoms and disrupt recovery environments for individuals managing eating disorders.
  • Emphasizes the necessity of broadening healthcare responses to address widespread psychiatric, social, and caregiver challenges alongside acute infection control.

Abstract

We have all been stunned by the speed of this viral pandemic. At the time of writing, one fifth of the world is under lockdown. The main foci have been on the public health effort to contain the spread of the virus, and the care of individuals with acute infection. We, in eating disorders, must have a broader brief. Not only must we help care for those sufferers who contract COVID-19, we must also address the impact-psychological, financial and social - on those that do not. The peculiarities of COVID-19 and the reaction of the public and governments to it, have particular relevance for people living with an eating disorder and those who care for them.

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Touyz et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c13200a1f7575939d78a0https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00295-3
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