Observational study reveals increased acute care visits for eating disorders among youth during COVID-19, indicating heightened pediatric mental health needs.
Acute care visits for pediatric eating disorders increased significantly in Ontario after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic and remained well above expected levels during the first 10 months of the pandemic. Further research is needed to understand the social and neurobiological mechanisms underlying the observed changes in health system utilization.
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