The impacts of COVID-19 on eating disorders and disordered eating: A mixed studies systematic review and implications.

Purpose: The unique constraints to everyday life brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have been suggested to negatively impact those with pre-existing mental health issues such as eating disorders. While individuals with eating disorders or disordered eating behaviors likely represent a vulnerable group to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic is yet to be fully established.

Methods: We systematically examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors.

Western Cultural Identification Explains Variations in the Objectification Model for Eating Pathology Across Australian Caucasians and Asian Women.

To assess differences in trait objectifying measures and eating pathology between Australian Caucasians and Asian women living in Australia and in Hong Kong with high and low levels of western cultural identification (WCI) and to see if exposure to objectifying images had an effect on state-objectification. A further aim was to assess using path analyses whether an extended version of the objectification model, including thin-ideal internalization, differed depending on the level of WCI. A total of 424 participants comprising 162 Australian Caucasians and 262 Asians ( = 183 currently residing in Australia and = 79 living in Hong Kong) took part in the study.

The clinical profile of patients with anorexia nervosa in Singapore: a follow-up descriptive study.

Introduction: The prevalence rate of anorexia nervosa is lower in Asia than in the West, although studies have found that it is on the rise in Asia. This study aims to present the clinical profile of patients presenting with anorexia nervosa in Singapore.

Methods: The present study used archival data from the Eating Disorder Programme registry of the Department of Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.