![]() ![]() Across the world, governments attempted to contain the spread of the disease through home-confinement, closing of non-essential businesses, personal protective equipment (PPE) mandates, and nightly curfews. The emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), leading to the COVID-19 pandemic, created unique constraints to everyday life. Systematic review registration:, PROSPERO. Future research is needed among understudied and minority groups and to examine the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors. It appears that the role of stress in the development and maintenance of eating disorders may have been intensified to cope with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, it appears children and adolescents and individuals with a diagnosed eating disorder may present vulnerable groups to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.ĭiscussion: This mixed systematic review provides a timely insight into COVID-19 eating disorder literature and will assist in understanding possible future long-term impacts of the pandemic on eating disorder behaviors. ![]() Eligible studies were required to report on individuals with or without a diagnosed eating disorder or disordered eating behaviors who were exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic.įindings: Seventy-two studies met eligibility criteria with the majority reporting an increase in eating disorder or disordered eating behaviors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We searched electronic databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and EMBASE for literature published until October 2021. Methods: We systematically examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors. While individuals with eating disorders or disordered eating behaviors likely represent a vulnerable group to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic is yet to be fully established. Purpose: The unique constraints to everyday life brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have been suggested to negatively impact those with pre-existing mental health issues such as eating disorders. 2Butterfly Foundation, Sydney, NSW, Australia.1Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.McLean 1 *, Ranjani Utpala 2 and Gemma Sharp 1
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