Abstract

Introduction

COVID19 lockdown is having a significant impact on mental health, patients with eating disorders (ED) are particularly vulnerable.

Objectives

1) To explore changes in eating and other psychological features due to confinement in patients with ED from various European and Asian countries; and 2) to assess differences related to diagnostic subtypes, age and geography.

Methods

The sample comprised 829 participants, diagnosed with an ED according to DSM-5 criteria from specialized ED units in Europe and Asia. Participants were assessed using the COVID19 Isolation Scale (CIES).

Results

On one hand, patients with Binge Eating Disorder experienced the highest impact on weight and ED symptoms due to confinement. Together with subjects diagnosed with Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OFSED), they also experienced a deterioration in general psychological state. On the other hand, there was less symptomatic impact on people with Bulimia Nervosa or Anorexia Nervosa and asian and younger individuals appeared to be more resilient in this situation.

Conclusions

The impact of COVID varied by cultural context and individual variation in age and form of illness. Services may need to target preventive measures and adapting therapeutic approaches for the most vulnerable patients.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Details

Title
Impact of COVID19 Lockdown in Eating Disorders: A Multicenter Collaborative International Study
Author
Etxandi, M 1 ; Baenas, I 2 ; Munguía, L 1 ; Granero, R 3 ; Mestre-Bach, G 4 ; Sánchez, I 2 ; Jimenez-Murcia, S 5 ; Fernandez-Aranda, F 5 

 Bellvitge University Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain 
 Bellvitge University Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ciber Fisiopatología De La Obesidad Y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain 
 Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ciber Fisiopatología De La Obesidad Y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, 3department Of Psychobiology And Methodology, Bracelona, Spain 
 Bellvitge University Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Department Of Psychiatry, Logroño, Spain 
 Bellvitge University Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ciber Fisiopatología De La Obesidad Y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Department Of Clinical Sciences, Barcelona -Campus Bellvitge, Spain 
Pages
S385-S385
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Jun 2022
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISSN
09249338
e-ISSN
17783585
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2708725788
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.