| Literature DB >> 35048812 |
Maxime Taquet1, John R Geddes1, Sierra Luciano2, Paul J Harrison1.
Abstract
There are concerns that eating disorders have become commoner during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Using the electronic health records of 5.2 million people aged under 30, mostly in the USA, we show that the diagnostic incidence was 15.3% higher in 2020 overall compared with previous years (relative risk 1.15, 95% CI 1.12-1.19). The relative risk increased steadily from March 2020 onwards, exceeding 1.5 by the end of the year. The increase occurred solely in females, and primarily related to teenagers and anorexia nervosa. A higher proportion of patients with eating disorders in 2020 had suicidal ideation (hazard ratio HR = 1.30, 1.16-1.47) or attempted suicide (HR = 1.69, 1.21-2.35).Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; anorexia nervosa; eating disorders; eating disorders NOS; epidemiology
Year: 2021 PMID: 35048812 PMCID: PMC7612698 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2021.105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Psychiatry ISSN: 0007-1250 Impact factor: 9.319