Mental health of individuals with and without eating disorders across six months and two waves of COVID-19

A Phillipou; EJ Tan; WL Toh; TE Van Rheenen; D Meyer; E Neill; P Sumner; SL Rossell

Journal article

Mental health of individuals with and without eating disorders across six months and two waves of COVID-19

A Phillipou, EJ Tan, WL Toh, TE Van Rheenen, D Meyer, E Neill, P Sumner, SL Rossell

Eating Behaviors | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101564

Abstract

Purpose: The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a significant mental health toll, and recent findings suggest that individuals with an eating disorder (ED) history may be particularly vulnerable. The current study aimed to: (1) identify changes in the pattern of mental health symptoms over the first six months of the pandemic between individuals with an ED history, compared to a community sample without an ED history (non-ED); and (2) identify differences in mental health symptoms and concerns between two waves of the virus and associated lockdowns. Method: Data from 4915 respondents – 231 with an ED history – were compared across monthly time points from April to September 2020 on psy..

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

AP and WLT are supported by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Project Grants (CIA-GNT1159953, CIA-GNT1161609, respectively) . SLR holds a Senior NHMRC Fellowship (GNT1154561) , and EJT (GNT1142424) and TVR (GNT1088785) hold Early Career NHMRC Fellowships. The authors would also like to thank all the participants who took the time to participate in this study.