Effect of COVID-19 on frequency and severity of eating disorder admissions in a specialized pediatric inpatient unit
Clinical characteristics on admission were less severe post-outbreak. Closures of outpatient treatment programs may have led to lower acuity patients being hospitalized. Preserving access to robust outpatient eating disorder treatment may prevent this phenomenon during future public health crises.
Authors
- Shamilka Seneviratne
- Maya Michelle Kumar
- Tamara Maginot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-8366)
- Kyung E. Rhee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-5869)
- Michelle Polich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1636-6870)
Institutions
- University of San Diego (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01385-w
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00