Anxiety, depression and quality of life (QOL) related to COVID-19 among frontline health care professionals: A multicentric cross-sectional survey.

Background: During this pandemic everyone is facing the wrath of this novel coronavirus but nurses who are meticulously working in closed contact with diseased are at more risk for developing anxiety, depression and compromised quality of life. This study was conducted with an intent to identify anxiety, depression and quality of life and its predictors among nurses who are actively involved in caring of COVID-19 patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was carried out among nurses who were actively involved in COVID-19 duties at government tertiary health care institutes of India and data was collection through convenience sampling.

Validating the Stirling Eating Disorders Scales (SEDS) in an adolescent population.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the validity and utility of the Stirling Eating Disorder Scales (SEDS) as a screening instrument for eating disorders in adolescents.

Method: A total of 53 patients and 61 age-matched controls all completed the SEDS, and patients completed the Eating Disorders Examination (EDE) for construct comparison purposes.

Results: The SEDS was found to have good criterion and discriminant validity, as well as high internal consistency.

Bulimia nervosa: friend or foe? The pros and cons of bulimia nervosa.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to use a qualitative approach to investigate the attitude of people with bulimia nervosa (BN) to their illness.

Method: Patients with BN were asked to write two letters to their bulimia, one addressing it as a friend and the other addressing it as an enemy. We used a coding scheme to classify themes in letters of people with anorexia nervosa (AN) to group together themes expressed by those with BN.

Nasogastric feeding in children and adolescents with eating disorders: toward good practice.

Objective: This study aimed to provide an insight into the subjective experiences of nasogastric feeding from the perspective of patients with eating disorders and their parents.

Method: A semistructured self-report questionnaire was completed by patients from two specialist eating disorders units who had received nasogastric feeding. Parents' views were also assessed via a similar self-report questionnaire.

Enteric feeding in severe adolescent anorexia nervosa: a report of four cases.

Objective: Refeeding patients with anorexia nervosa can be one of the more challenging aspects of their treatment, and particularly if all food and fluids are adamantly and persistently refused.

Method: If the decision is made to augment or replace oral feeds, the most common intervention is nasogastric feeding.

Results: Although this is often successful, a subset of patients manage to sabotage feeding via this route.