New research found that emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for eating disorders increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents aged 10-17 years, as did ED visits among young adults and older adults. Read further on Dynamite News:
A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control, leading to binge-eating, in response to stress. Read on for details:
A new study has found that young people are leaving it ‘too late’ to seek help for eating disorders, citing fear of losing control over their eating or weight, denial, and failure to perceive the severity of the illness as reasons not to get professional advice.
Factors such as fear of being a burden to others, embarrassment, concern about other’s take, have been identified as some of the barriers that restrict young people to seek professional help for eating disorders.
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