Eating Disorders Pre- and Post-COVID (S6:E16)

Data from multiple countries have shown an uptick in eating disorder presentations in youth during the pandemic. Here in Colorado, we have also seen an increase in medically unstable eating disorder patients admitted to the hospital.

Listen to pediatric experts discuss eating disorders in youth

As part of our 12-episode mental health series, Amy Sass, MD, and Jennifer Hagman, MD, join us with decades of experience for a conversation on disordered eating pre- and post-COVID.

Dr. Sass works in the adolescent medicine department at Children’s Hospital Colorado and is a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Dr. Hagman is the Medical Director of the Eating Disorder Program at Children’s Colorado and is also a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

In this episode, our experts discuss:

• An overview of the range of eating disorders and how the spectrum has evolved
• The importance of physicians screening for eating disorders as often as mental health screenings
• Observations of disordered eating during the pandemic
• The impact of social media and advertisements on body image and disordered eating
• The link between depression and anxiety on regulation of eating
• Environmental and external factors that contribute to dysregulated eating

Pediatric mental health at Children’s Colorado

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