Parallel Increase in Childhood Anorexia Nervosa and Early Puberty During the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Pandemic
The highly increasing prevalence of childhood AN, EOP, and CCP may reflect pandemic-associated stress and lifestyle changes and/or their effects on reproductive functioning. Pre- and peripubertal girls seem to be especially vulnerable to these environmental stressors and might react with important physical and mental impairments.
Authors
- J. Neulen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7783-2604)
- Beate Herpertz‐Dahlmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8450-3323)
- Stefan Eckardt
- Astrid Dempfle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-3920)
- Kelly L. Klump (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1790-9264)
Institutions
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
- Techniker Krankenkasse (Germany) (DE)
- Michigan State University (US)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24556
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00