Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis

Patients suffering from eating disorders represent a highly vulnerable and fragile population. The recent SARS-Co-2 pandemic and its impact on public health and behavioral habits created the conditions for an overall increase in most types of mental disturbances, thus including eating disorders. The...

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Main Authors: Marcello Covino, Raffaella Zaccaria, Martina Pala, Marco Di Nicola, Andrea Piccioni, Martina Petrucci, Sabrina Chiloiro, Caterina Policola, Lucio Rinaldi, Alfredo Pontecorvi
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Language:English
Published: Indicon S.r.l. Società Benefit (SB) 2022-10-01
Series:Nutrimentum et Curae
Online Access:https://www.nutrimentumetcurae.com/articles/original-article/emergency-department-access-of-patients-with-eating-disorders-and-the-impact-of-sars-cov-2-pandemic-a-20-years-retrospective-analysis/
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Raffaella Zaccaria
Martina Pala
Marco Di Nicola
Andrea Piccioni
Martina Petrucci
Sabrina Chiloiro
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Lucio Rinaldi
Alfredo Pontecorvi
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description Patients suffering from eating disorders represent a highly vulnerable and fragile population. The recent SARS-Co-2 pandemic and its impact on public health and behavioral habits created the conditions for an overall increase in most types of mental disturbances, thus including eating disorders. The combined effects of the psychological stress (deriving from confinement and forced cohabitation, loneliness, sadness, fear, anxiety, and concerns about the uncertainty of life) had deeply increased the psychological discomfort of these patients, with possibly a significant impact on their mental status.
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spelling doaj-art-727a1808767e4937b6f82d88de397d072025-01-07T14:45:58ZengIndicon S.r.l. Società Benefit (SB)Nutrimentum et Curae2974-66632022-10-011110.57625/nec.2022.1616Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysisMarcello CovinoRaffaella ZaccariaMartina PalaMarco Di NicolaAndrea PiccioniMartina PetrucciSabrina ChiloiroCaterina PolicolaLucio RinaldiAlfredo PontecorviPatients suffering from eating disorders represent a highly vulnerable and fragile population. The recent SARS-Co-2 pandemic and its impact on public health and behavioral habits created the conditions for an overall increase in most types of mental disturbances, thus including eating disorders. The combined effects of the psychological stress (deriving from confinement and forced cohabitation, loneliness, sadness, fear, anxiety, and concerns about the uncertainty of life) had deeply increased the psychological discomfort of these patients, with possibly a significant impact on their mental status.https://www.nutrimentumetcurae.com/articles/original-article/emergency-department-access-of-patients-with-eating-disorders-and-the-impact-of-sars-cov-2-pandemic-a-20-years-retrospective-analysis/
spellingShingle Marcello Covino
Raffaella Zaccaria
Martina Pala
Marco Di Nicola
Andrea Piccioni
Martina Petrucci
Sabrina Chiloiro
Caterina Policola
Lucio Rinaldi
Alfredo Pontecorvi
Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis
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title Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis
title_full Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis
title_fullStr Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis
title_full_unstemmed Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis
title_short Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis
title_sort emergency department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of sars cov 2 pandemic a 20 years retrospective analysis
url https://www.nutrimentumetcurae.com/articles/original-article/emergency-department-access-of-patients-with-eating-disorders-and-the-impact-of-sars-cov-2-pandemic-a-20-years-retrospective-analysis/
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