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Research References

We reviewed the following studies in the development our information on eating disorders and Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Baenas, I., Caravaca-Sanz, E., Granero, R. et al. (2020) COVID-19 and eating disorders during confinement: Analysis of factors associated with resilience and aggravation of symptoms. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 855-863.

Barrett, E. & Richardson, S. (2021) Invited Editorial: Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland, Irish Medical Journal, 114(1), 233.

Beat (2021) Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2021: Key Policy Asks, Northern Ireland. Beat.

Branley-Bell, D. & Talbot, C.V. (2020) Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and UK lockdown on individuals with experience of eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders 8(1), doi: 10.1186/s40337-020-00319-y

Bryant, E., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Touyz, S., Crosby, R., Koreshe, E., Cao, L., Maguire, S. (2020) Transitioning to digital first line intervention – validation of a brief online screener for early identification of a suspected eating disorder: Study protocol. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8(1),

Brown, S.M., Opitz, M.C., Imogen Peebles, A., Sharpe, H., Duffy, F., Newman, E. (2021) Qualitative exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with eating disorders in the UK. Appetite, 156, doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104977

Busher & Richardson, S. (2020) The Impact of Covid-19 on presentations of anorexia nervosa. The Temple Street Experience. Oral Presentation, Irish Paediatric Association Annual Conference.

Cardi, V., Willmott, D., Ambwani, S., Rowlands, K., Clark Bryan, D., Treasure, J. (2020) Treatment for eating disorders in a post‐COVID world: The case of TRIANGLE. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 796-798.

Castellini, G., Cassioli, E. Rossi, E. et al. (2020) The impact of COVID-19 epidemic on eating disorders: A longitudinal observation of pre versus post psychopathological features in a sample of patients with eating disorders and a group of healthy controls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(11), 1855-1862.

Clark Bryan, D. Macdonald, P., Ambwani, S. et al. (2020) Exploring the ways in which COVID‐19 and lockdown has affected the lives of adult patients with anorexia nervosa and their carers. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 826-835.

Colleluori, G., Goria, I., Zillanti, C., Marucci, S., Ragione, L.D. (2021) Eating disorders during COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of Italian healthcare providers. Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01116-5

Cooper, M., Reilly, E.E., Siegel, J.A. et al. (2020) Eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine: an overview of risks and recommendations for treatment and early intervention. Eating Disorders – The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10640266.2020.1790271

Couturier, J., Pellegrini, D., Miller, C. et al. (2021a) Adapting and adopting highly specialized pediatric eating disorder treatment to virtual care: a protocol for an implementation study in the COVID-19 context. Implement Science Communications, 2, 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00143-8

Couturier, J., Pellegrini, D., Miller, C. et al. (2021b) The COVID-19 pandemic and eating disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adults: Virtual care recommendations from the Canadian consensus panel during COVID-19 and beyond. Journal of Eating Disorders, 9, 46, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00394-9

Datta, N., Derenne, J., Sanders, M., & Lock, J.D. (2020) Telehealth transition in a comprehensive care unit for eating disorders: Challenges and long-term benefits. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1774-1779.

Fernández‐Aranda, F., Casas, M., Claes, L. et al. (2020) COVID‐19 and implications for eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(3), 239–245.

Fernández‐Aranda, F., Munguía, L., Mestre-Bach, G. et al. (2020) COVID Isolation Eating Scale (CIES): Analysis of the impact of confinement in eating disorders and obesity—A collaborative international study. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 871-883.

Frayn, M., Fojtu, C., Juarascio, A. (2021) COVID-19 and binge eating: Patient perceptions of eating disorder symptoms, tele-therapy, and treatment implications. Current Psychology, doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01494-0

Graell, M., Morón-Nozaleda, G., M., Camarneiro, R. et al. (2020) Children and adolescents with eating disorders during COVID-19 confinement. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 864-870.

Hambleton, A., D. Le Grange, J. Miskovic-Wheatley, S. Touyz, Cunich, M., Maguire, S. (2020) Translating evidence-based treatment for digital health delivery: a protocol for family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa using telemedicine. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8(50),

Haripersad, Y.V., Kannegiesser-Bailey, M., Morton. K. et al (2020) Outbreak of anorexia nervosa admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Archive of Disease in Childhood, doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-319868

Jones, P.D., Gentin, A., Clarke, J., Arakkakunnel, J. (2020) Eating disorders double and acute respiratory infections tumble in hospitalised children during the 2020 COVID shutdown on the Gold Coast. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15248

Matheson, B.E., Bohon, C., Lock, J. (2020) Family-based treatment via videoconference: Clinical recommendations for treatment providers during COVID-19 and beyond. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(7), 1142-1154.

McCombie, C., Austin, A., Dalton, B., Lawrence, V. Schmidt, U. (2020) “Now it’s just old habits and misery”– Understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people with current or life-time eating disorders: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.589225

Murphy, R., Calugi, S., Cooper, Z., Dalle Grace, R. (2020) Challenges and opportunities for enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) in light of COVID-19. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13, e14 doi:10.1017/S1754470X20000161

Machado, P.P.P., Pinto-Bastos, A., Ramos, R., Rodrigues, T.F., Louro, E., Gonçalves, S., Brandão, I. Vaz, A. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on a cohort of eating disorders patients. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8(57),

Nisticò, V., Bertelli, S., Tedesco, R. et al. (2021) The psychological impact of COVID-19-related lockdown measures among a sample of Italian patients with eating disorders: a preliminary longitudinal study. Eating and Weight Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01137-0

Nutley, S.K., Falise, A.M., Henderson, R., Apostolou, V. Mathews, C.A., Striley, C.W. (2021) Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disordered eating behaviour: Qualitative analysis of social media posts. JMIR Mental Health, 8(11), e26011.

Papandreou, C., Arija, V., Aretouli, E., Tsilidis, K.K., Bulló, M. (2020) Comparing eating behaviours, and symptoms of depression and anxiety between Spain and Greece during the COVID-19 outbreak: Cross-sectional analysis of two different confinement strategies. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 836-846.

Phillipou, A., Meyer, D., Neill, E., Tan, E.J., Toh, W.L., Van Rheenen, T.E. et al. (2020) Eating and exercise behaviours in eating disorders and the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: Initial results from the COLLATE project. International Journal of Eating Disorder, 53(7), 1158-65.

Richardson, C., Patton, M., Philips, S., Paslakis, G. (2020) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on help-seeking behaviours in individuals suffering from eating disorders and their caregivers. General Hospital Psychiatry, 67, 136-140.

Rodgers, R.F., Lombardo, C., Cerolini, S., et al. (2020) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorder risk and symptoms. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(7), 1166–1170.

Scharmer, C., Martinez, K., Gorrell, S., Reilly, E.E., Donahue, J.M., Anderson, D.A. (2020) Eating disorder pathology and compulsive exercise during the COVID-19 public health emergency: Examining risk associated with COVID-19 anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty. International Journal of Eating Disorders, doi.org/10.1002/eat.23395

Schlegl, S., Maier, J., Muele, A. Voderholzer, U. (2020) Eating disorders in times of the COVID-19 pandemic—Results from an online survey of patients with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(11), 1791-1800.

Shaw, H., Robertson, S., Ranceva, N. (2021) What was the Impact of a Global Pandemic (COVID-19) Lockdown Period on Experiences within an Eating Disorder Service? A Service Evaluation of the Views of Patients, Parents/Carers and Staff. Journal of Eating Disorders, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-97813/v1

Termorshuizen, J.D. Watson, H.J., Thornton, L.M. et al. (2020) Early impact of COVID-19 on individuals with self-reported eating disorders: A survey of 1,000 individuals in the United States and the Netherlands. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(11), 1780-1790.

Touyz, S., Lacey, H. & Hay, P. (2020) Eating disorders in the time of COVID-19. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00295-3

van Rensburg, M.J. (2020) COVID19, the pandemic which may exemplify a need for harm-reduction approaches to eating disorders: A reflection from a person living with an eating disorder. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8(26),

Vuillier, L., May, L., Greville Harris, M., Surman, R., Moseley, R.L. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with eating disorders: the role of emotion regulation and exploration of online treatment experiences. Journal of Eating Disorders, 9, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00362-9

Waller, W., Pugh, M., Mulkens, S. et al. (2020) Cognitive-behavioural therapy in the time of coronavirus: Clinician tips for working with eating disorders via telehealth when face-to-face meetings are not possible. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(7), 1132-1141.

Walsh, O. & McNicholas, F. (2020) Assessment and Management of Anorexia Nervosa during COVID-19. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 37(3), 187–191.

Weissman, R.S., Bauer, S., Thomas, J.J. (2020) Access to evidence-based care for eating disorders during the Covid-19 crisis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(5), 639-646.

Yaffa, S., Adi, E.L., Itai, P., Marit, J.M., Doron, G., Stein, D. (2021) Treatment of eating disorders in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case series. Journal of Eating Disorders, 9, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00374-z

Zeiler, M., Wittek, T., Kahlenberg, L., Gröbner, E.M., Nitsch, M., Wagner, G., Truttmann, S., Krauss, H., Waldherr, K., Karwautz, A. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 confinement on adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa: A qualitative interview study involving adolescents and parents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 4251. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084251