ABSTRACT Background Eating disorders (EDs) lead to multiple psychiatric and somatic
complications and thus constitute a major public health concern. Objectives The aim of this …

Objective To estimate one‐year costs of eating disorders in the United States (US) from a
societal perspective, including the costs to the US health system, individual and family …

Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has had considerable mental health consequences for
children and adolescents, including the exacerbation of previously diagnosed eating …

Importance The 5-item Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food (SCOFF) questionnaire is the most
widely used screening measure for eating disorders. However, no previous systematic …

The adolescent developmental stage appears to be a sensitive period for the onset of
several particular forms of mental disorder that are characterised by heightened emotionality …

METHODS We performed a chart review of patients aged 10 to 23 years admitted to our
children's hospital for restrictive EDs from March 2017 through March 2021 and completed …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes emerging evidence for the relationship
between food insecurity and eating disorder (ED) pathology, outlines priorities for future …

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century
with far-reaching and enduring adverse consequences for health outcomes. Over 42 million …

Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends in early
adulthood. Most commonly, adolescence is divided into three developmental periods: early …