Long-Term Trends in New and Pre-Existing Eating Disorder Acute Presentations Among Adolescents and Young Adults During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Cohort Study
The surge in eating disorder-related acute care visits was limited to the pandemic, with rates mostly returning to baseline, although adolescent rates remain elevated. This highlights the need for continual monitoring of long-term trends to ensure that public health responses are informed by sustained data.
Authors
- Astrid Guttmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8177-2253)
- Simone N. Vigod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2736-9639)
- Natasha Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4369-6904)
- Nicolette Joh-Carnella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7117-496X)
- Alène Toulany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1238-7049)
- Amreen Babujee
- Paul A. Kurdyak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-7437)
- Thérèse A. Stukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-1360)
- Hong Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5156-5971)
- Longdi Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6763-7709)
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Mental Health Research Canada (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31