COVID 19 Outbreak and Eating Disorders – An Emerging Problem

COVID 19 has been reported to exacerbate and precipitate depressive spells, anxiety spectrum disorders. Eating disorders that mainly include Anorexia Nervosa AN and Bulimia Nervosa BN can occur or flare up in such patients as well as an indirect influence of the pandemic .The nationwide lockdown, social isolation as well as psychiatric illnesses arising out of it can lead to such disorders. Further sample based studies are the need of the hour. Dr. Ankit Halder | Dr. Dhakshana Pushpanathan | Dr. Navna Panchami "COVID 19 Outbreak and Eating Disorders – An Emerging Problem" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42588.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commedicine/other/42588/covid-19-outbreak-and-eating-disorders-–-an-emerging-problem/dr-ankit-halder