December 12, 2021. There has been a rise in the number of people seeking treatment for eating disorders since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I make sense of this increase in eating disorders from a neuroscience perspective.
Key Points:
COVID-19 isolation has contributed to an increase in eating disorder symptoms.
Social isolation during COVID-19 confinement can contribute to increased anxiety and depression.
Some eating disorder behaviors could become unhealthy coping strategies for temporarily reducing anxiety and depression during this time.
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