Eating disorder symptoms among children and adolescents in Germany before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundDisordered eating is highly prevalent among children and adolescents. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitalizations due to eating disorders have peaked and overweight has risen. The aim of this study was to determine differences in the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms...

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Main Authors: Ann-Kathrin Napp, Anne Kaman, Michael Erhart, Joachim Westenhöfer, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1157402/full