Binge eating as an emotional response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a sequential mediation model via the impact of events and social anxiety DOI Creative Commons
Dora Bianchi, Daniele Di Tata, Anna Di Norcia

et al.

Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

The long-lasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being young people have become an emerging research topic, which still raises several questions for post-pandemic interventions at individual and community levels. This investigated relationship between life events occurrence binge eating behaviors in adults, hypothesizing indirect effects emotional impact social anxiety. Data collection was conducted November December 2021 Italy, involving 286 university students aged 18 to 30 years (Mage = 20.20; SDage 2.43; 69.6% women) who completed online anonymous survey. Participants reported pandemic-related stressors experienced last year (i.e., adverse events; number days quarantine), these experiences previous week intrusive thoughts; avoidance thoughts), anxiety symptoms, frequency episodes. A serial mediation model tested line with hypotheses. Both quarantine were significantly positively related via sequential (1) thoughts (2) Our findings provide support adults' mental health, cascade anxiety, eating. study has interesting research, practice, public health policies implications. explores people's one following outbreak. Specifically, we administered questionnaires living Italy. Two investigated: spent during past year, amount caused by pandemic. Among (i.e. thoughts, about pandemic), symptoms withdrawal fear negative evaluations), incontrollable overeating episodes). Some conditions, such as prolonged isolation contagion, might triggered vulnerable individuals, been a dysfunctional response feelings. results confirmed that higher had individuals' well-being. they led more intrusive, undesired, pandemic, turn increased sequentially contributed explaining frequent These indications researchers, professionals, policymakers.

Language: Английский

Exploring the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on eating disorders: insights from an Italian residential center DOI Creative Commons
Francesco Monaco,

Annarita Vignapiano,

Paolo Meneguzzo

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: March 26, 2025

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global mental health, exacerbating the prevalence and severity of Eating Disorders (EDs). This study evaluates changes in presentation EDs before after at Regional Residential Center “Mariconda” Salerno. Methods retrospective cohort analyzed records from 162 patients admitted to center between December 2018 2023. onset restrictions mid-2020 divided subjects into pre-COVID COVID groups. Data collected included age, gender, education level, previous hospital admissions, admission diagnoses, body mass index (BMI), comorbidity with other psychiatric conditions. Results Among subjects, 115 (71%) were during period. group was younger (mean age: 18.3 vs. 20.6 years, p = 0.009), had lower educational attainment (67% 49% below secondary school diploma, 0.025), a higher rate prior hospitalizations (49% 26%, 0.007), demonstrated severe comorbidities illnesses (94% 82%, 0.009) compared cohort. No significant differences observed gender distribution, initial diagnoses upon admission, or average length stay. Conclusion findings indicate that intensified EDs, particularly among individuals backgrounds. underscores urgent need for targeted, integrated treatment approaches context crises, including development strategies address increased comorbid conditions frequency readmissions this study. These results highlight necessity reinforcing multidisciplinary care models integrate medical, psychological, social support heightened complexity post-pandemic ED cases ensure more effective, long-term outcomes. Future research is essential explore effects on as well refine better those affected.

Language: Английский

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Burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health in the Lombardy Region, Italy: a retrospective database review DOI Creative Commons
Antonio Clavenna, Massimo Cartabia, Ida Fortino

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BMJ Paediatrics Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. e002524 - e002524

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Background Previous research has assessed the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health (MH). How changed healthcare resource utilisation for MH conditions was investigated less, however, in particular Italy. Methods Data concerning outpatient visits child and services (CAMHSs), access to emergency departments (EDs), hospital admissions drug prescriptions collected administrative databases Lombardy Region, Italy, adolescents 12–17 years old occurring 2016–2021 period were analysed. Annual monthly prevalence (CAHMS/ED visits/hospital admissions) use psychotropic estimated. A negative binomial regression model used pre-pandemic number prevalent cases by gender. The total (1 March 2020 31 December 2021) predicted from compared with observed cases. Results overall annual rate service slightly increased 2016–2019 (from 63.8‰ 67.8‰), decreased (57.1‰) returned values similar 2016 (64.9‰) following year. 2% relative increase girls, a 10% decrease boys, when comparing 2021 that 2019. Differences between genders particularly evident ED attendance, an observed/predicted ratio 0.81 (95% CI 0.79 0.83) 1.18 1.16 1.20) (0.83 0.82 0.84) 1.24 1.23 1.25), respectively). Conclusions current study confirms during among girls but gender differences emerged pandemic.

Language: Английский

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Binge eating as an emotional response to the Covid-19 pandemic: A sequential mediation model via the impact of events and social anxiety DOI Creative Commons
Dora Bianchi, Daniele Di Tata, Anna Di Norcia

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 18, 2024

Abstract Background The long-lasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being young people have become an emerging research topic, which still raises several questions for post-pandemic interventions at individual and community levels. This investigated relationship between life events occurrence binge eating behaviors in adults, hypothesizing indirect effects emotional impact social anxiety. Methods Data collection was conducted November December 2021 Italy, involving 286 adults aged 18 to 30 years (Mage = 20.20; SDage 2.43; 69.6% women) who completed online anonymous survey. Participants reported pandemic-related stressors experienced last year (i.e., adverse events; number days quarantine), these experiences previous week intrusive thoughts; avoidance thoughts), anxiety symptoms, frequency episodes. A serial mediation model tested line with hypotheses. Results Both quarantine were significantly positively related via sequential (1) thoughts (2) Conclusion Our findings provide support youths’ mental health, cascade anxiety, eating, interesting implications research, practice, public health policies.

Language: Английский

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Use of mental health services and psychotropic drugs and suicide rates in Sweden before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Ingrid Lieber, Ursula Werneke

International Review of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: Dec. 4, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic led to reports of increased levels psychological distress and mental health problems world-wide. In Sweden, contrary most other countries, the strategy was mainly based on voluntary restrictions. It remains unclear whether this reduced problems. We therefore aimed investigate long-term impact in Sweden terms service utilisation, antidepressant anxiolytic/sedative use, suicide rates for two years before, during after a nationwide retrospective register study, covering entire Swedish population from ten age between 1 January 2018 31 December 2023. Publicly available data three national registers were used. found that, despite stress induced by pandemic, there neither an overall utilisation nor post-pandemic rebound. Nonetheless, vulnerable subgroups, which could be overlooked when only examining as whole. Young women girls fared worse psychoactive substance use anxiety. Older men rates. Identifying populations already now, may means effectively mitigate future pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Binge eating as an emotional response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a sequential mediation model via the impact of events and social anxiety DOI Creative Commons
Dora Bianchi, Daniele Di Tata, Anna Di Norcia

et al.

Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

The long-lasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being young people have become an emerging research topic, which still raises several questions for post-pandemic interventions at individual and community levels. This investigated relationship between life events occurrence binge eating behaviors in adults, hypothesizing indirect effects emotional impact social anxiety. Data collection was conducted November December 2021 Italy, involving 286 university students aged 18 to 30 years (Mage = 20.20; SDage 2.43; 69.6% women) who completed online anonymous survey. Participants reported pandemic-related stressors experienced last year (i.e., adverse events; number days quarantine), these experiences previous week intrusive thoughts; avoidance thoughts), anxiety symptoms, frequency episodes. A serial mediation model tested line with hypotheses. Both quarantine were significantly positively related via sequential (1) thoughts (2) Our findings provide support adults' mental health, cascade anxiety, eating. study has interesting research, practice, public health policies implications. explores people's one following outbreak. Specifically, we administered questionnaires living Italy. Two investigated: spent during past year, amount caused by pandemic. Among (i.e. thoughts, about pandemic), symptoms withdrawal fear negative evaluations), incontrollable overeating episodes). Some conditions, such as prolonged isolation contagion, might triggered vulnerable individuals, been a dysfunctional response feelings. results confirmed that higher had individuals' well-being. they led more intrusive, undesired, pandemic, turn increased sequentially contributed explaining frequent These indications researchers, professionals, policymakers.

Language: Английский

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