From binge eating to anorexia, pandemic has fuelled eating disorders among teens, adults
Firstpost 2 hours ago The Associated Press
By Lindsey Tanner
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.
The pandemic created treacherous conditions for eating disorders, leading to a surge of new cases and relapses that is not abating as restrictions are loosened and COVID-19 cases subside in many places, doctors and other specialists say.
“We are absolutely seeing massive increases,” said Jennifer Wildes, an associate psychiatry professor and director of an outpatient eating disorders program at the University of Chicago Medicine. Some patients are waiting four to five months to get treatment such as psychotherapy and sometimes medication. Waits usually lasted only a few weeks pre-pandemic, Wildes said.
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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.