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There is an expansion of the waiting list for outpatient treatment these days as eating disorders in teens and adults become more rampant.
The Florida News Times reported that both teens and adults who seek help with the condition frequently take months to set an appointment.
Doctors and experts now say, the pandemic crisis is currently posing a life-threatening condition for eating disorders, relaxing restrictions and leading to COVID-19 to subside in a lot of places, resulting in an undiminished new case and a swell in recurrence.
According to associate professor of psychiatry, Jennifer Wilds from the University of Chicago School of Medicine, some patients are waiting from four to five months for treatment like psychotherapy and at times, medication.
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As the U.S. celebrates its lowest case rates in 11 months, India s confirmed deaths near 300,000.
And while the U.S. is set to vaccinate 50% of Americans with at least one dose, India is dealing with a shortage in vaccines causing a government panel to delay inoculations for those who have recovered from COVID.
India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with almost half occurring in the past two months. On Sunday, the Health Ministry reported 3,741 new deaths, driving India’s confirmed fatalities to 299,266.
COVID is now surging in the country s smaller towns and villages, causing desperation among people there and in families overseas. Across India, families scour cities for coronavirus tests, medicine, ambulances, oxygen and hospital beds. When none of that works, some have to deal with the deaths of loved ones.
Many hospital beds are full. Waiting lists for outpatient treatment are bulging. And teens and adults seeking help for eating disorders are often finding it takes months to get an appointment.
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As the U.S. celebrates its lowest case rates in 11 months, India s confirmed deaths near 300,000.
And while the U.S. is set to vaccinate 50% of Americans with at least one dose, India is dealing with a shortage in vaccines causing a government panel to delay inoculations for those who have recovered from COVID.