Healio (11/9, Weldon) reports, “Inpatient and outpatient volume increased for pediatric patients with an eating disorder following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” researchers concluded after examining “data from 14 U.S. medical centers, as well as one private eating disorder program.” Following “an initial decline in admissions at the start of the pandemic lockdowns, the sites reported a significant increase in admissions of 7.2% per month through April 2021, followed by a 3.6% decrease per month through the following December.” The findings were published online Nov. 7 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Eating disorder admissions increased after start of pandemic “Rose Weldon, Healio, November 9, 2022