- 著者
- Yuki Mizumoto Yoshinori Sasaki Hikaru Sunakawa Shuichi Tanese Rena Shinohara Toshinari Kurokouchi Kaori Sugimoto Manao Seto Masahiro Ishida Kotoe Itagaki Yukino Yoshida Saori Namekata Momoka Takahashi Ikuhiro Harada Shoko Sasaki Kiyoshi Saito Yusuke Toguchi Yuki Hakosima Kumi Inazaki Yuta Yoshimura Masahide Usami
- 出版者
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- 雑誌
- Global Health & Medicine (ISSN:24349186)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.2022.01034, (Released:2023-03-23)
- 参考文献数
- 8
- 被引用文献数
- 2
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of eating disorders (ED) has increased not only in Japan but also worldwide. This online survey for pediatricians showed that caregivers tend to visit specific pediatric institutions or child psychiatry departments when children under junior high school age develop eating disorders. There are few pediatric institutions regarding treatment acceptance for children with ED. Of the 34 respondents, 16 (47.1%) answered that the number of visits for children with eating disorders had "stayed the same", one answered it had "decreased" and 17 (50.0%) answered it had "increased" or "increased very much". In addition, 28 of the 34 respondents (82.3%) experienced difficulties with psychotherapy for children with ED. For treating children with ED, pediatricians usually conducted physical examination and have some clinical burden. ED are increasing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Because children with severe ED need to be hospitalized, child and adolescent psychiatric wards are overcrowded and some children with other mental disorders can't be admitted.