The impact of COVID-19 on eating disorders
Clients presenting with lower body weights and worsening eating disorder symptoms
The presentation covers:
- How the COVID-19 pandemic affected rates and presentations of eating disorders (Internationally and across Australia and New Zealand)
- Factors contributing to the worsening of eating disorder symptoms during the pandemic (a review of qualitative literature)
- How dietitians can change their practice in response to increasing demand for treatment
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About the Presenter
Sylvia Pyatt is a UK and New Zealand registered dietitian. She currently works as a specialist mental health dietitian at the South Island eating disorder service in New Zealand. Sylvia previously worked for Tupu Ora (Auckland Regional Eating Disorder Service) and for the NHS. In 2020 she was working for a NHS unit in the UK which specialised in the treatment of severe anorexia nervosa. It was at this time she saw first-hand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this mental illness. Her experience means that she has a special interest in the pandemic’s effect on patients with eating disorders, and how dietetic intervention will need to change to meet the increasing demand for eating disorder treatment.
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