The youngest are hit hardest: The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitalization rate for children, adolescents, and young adults with anorexia nervosa in a large German representative sample

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the mental health of children and adolescents. Young people at risk for anorexia nervosa (AN) have been especially shown to be affected. There are no studies that have investigated the respective proportions of hospitalized children,...

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Main Authors: Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Astrid Dempfle, Stefan Eckardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822023458/type/journal_article