The study reported the number of eating disorder inpatients admissions doubled between spring 2020 and spring 2021.
- Researchers report a stark increase in young adults seeking treatment for disordered eating behaviors during the pandemic.
In the two years before the pandemic, U.S. inpatient admissions for young adults and adolescents with eating disorders rose by a rate of about 0.7% a month. However, during the first year of the pandemic in 2020, that growth increased to 7.2% a month on average. From the spring of 2020 when most restrictions and lockdowns were first put in place through spring of 2021, the number of eating disorder inpatient admissions about doubled.
The lead researcher said the study doesn’t report whether the pandemic caused the increase or if the severity of cases was worse during the pandemic.
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