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Eating Disorders during the pandemic COVID-2019

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

B. Rodríguez Rodríguez*
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
I. Santos Carrasco
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
M. Fernández Lozano
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
M.J. Mateos Sexmero
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
N. Navarro Barriga
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
C. De Andrés Lobo
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
T. Jiménez Aparicio
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
C. Vallecillo Adame
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
G. Guerra Valera
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
A. Gonzaga Ramírez
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
J. Gonçalves Cerejeira
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
C. Valdivieso Burón
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, VALLADOLID, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Concerns about health and fitness during lockdown may serve as a trigger for eating disorders in vulnerable individuals. Other risk factors may also include increased use of social networks and comparison with beauty ideals. Isolation, loneliness and problems with emotional regulation may lead people to reduce food intake by giving them a greater sense of control.

Objectives

Emphasise the relevance of the increase in the incidence of Eating Disorders (ED) cases during the pandemic.

Methods

Review of the scientific literature based on a relevant clinical case.

Results

14-year-old female, residing with her mother. She reports that from the beginning of COVID-19 confinement she became obsessed with leading a healthier life, starting to restrict food, limiting fats and carbohydrates, and having also started compulsive physical activity (approximately 4 hours of aerobic exercise per day), without associated purging behaviours. She also acknowledges eating small amounts (although she minimises this aspect) and controlling all calories, stating that food and practices aimed at “staying healthy” now dominate her life. Her previous BMI was 18, with a current BMI of 11.7.

Conclusions

Patients suffering from ED, who often have poor knowledge of their illness and find social-emotional communication difficult, may delay seeking help. Studies suggest the relevance of identifying specific vulnerability factors among ED patients in confinement in order to develop preventive strategies and personalised treatment approaches.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
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