Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic

Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic

The purpose of this study is to assess the increase both in the use of the Internet and social media and in Google searches regarding eating disorders (ED) in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our aim is also to verify the possible impact of such an increase on ED, since patients treated for ED by...

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Main Authors: Vaccaro Concetta M., Guarino Giulia, Conte Dario, Ferrara Emanuela, Ragione Laura Dalla, Bracale Renata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-08-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
social network
ed
covid-19
body shaming
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0291
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spelling doaj-4469a7ceb77a46ca801990b3578921732021-10-03T07:42:37ZengDe GruyterOpen Medicine2391-54632021-08-011611170117410.1515/med-2021-0291Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemicVaccaro Concetta M.0Guarino Giulia1Conte Dario2Ferrara Emanuela3Ragione Laura Dalla4Bracale Renata5Fondazione Censis, Health and Welfare Department, Piazza di Novella, 2, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Sciences for Health, Molise University, Campobasso, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Sciences for Health, Molise University, Campobasso, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Sciences for Health, Molise University, Campobasso, ItalyPsychiatry and Rehabilitation Eating Disorders Department, USL1 Umbria, Umbria, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Sciences for Health, Molise University, Campobasso, ItalyThe purpose of this study is to assess the increase both in the use of the Internet and social media and in Google searches regarding eating disorders (ED) in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our aim is also to verify the possible impact of such an increase on ED, since patients treated for ED by the National Health Service (NHS) have increased in the first 6 months of 2020 as well.https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0291social networkedcovid-19body shaming
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author Vaccaro Concetta M.
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Ferrara Emanuela
Ragione Laura Dalla
Bracale Renata
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Guarino Giulia
Conte Dario
Ferrara Emanuela
Ragione Laura Dalla
Bracale Renata
Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open Medicine
social network
ed
covid-19
body shaming
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Guarino Giulia
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Ragione Laura Dalla
Bracale Renata
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title Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
title_short Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
title_full Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Social networks and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
title_sort social networks and eating disorders during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher De Gruyter
series Open Medicine
issn 2391-5463
publishDate 2021-08-01
description The purpose of this study is to assess the increase both in the use of the Internet and social media and in Google searches regarding eating disorders (ED) in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our aim is also to verify the possible impact of such an increase on ED, since patients treated for ED by the National Health Service (NHS) have increased in the first 6 months of 2020 as well.
topic social network
ed
covid-19
body shaming
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