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Another Pandemic-Induced Crisis: Eating Disorders Rise Sharply Among Teens

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The number of adolescent patients needing hospitalizations for eating disorders has doubled at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals during the pandemic. In-patient treatment centers have also seen demand skyrocket and now have months-long waiting lists. Experts say that for young people, not being able to see friends or family, taking classes online and spending more time scrolling through social media feeds have all contributed to the rapid increase in eating disorders. We talk about why the pandemic has created a ripe environment for more eating disorders and how to address the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.

0:47.0

If there's one thing we know, it's that for tens of millions of people, young and old alike, the pandemic has meant staring at themselves on video conferencing

0:55.0

tools like Zoom more than almost any human can endure. And for teens, this disembodied screen

1:01.1

time added to the isolation and anxiety of the pandemic may be contributing to more

1:06.1

disordered eating. We'll talk with doctors about the surge in adolescent eating disorders during the pandemic,

1:11.6

the possible causes of this wave of mental health problems, and the remarkable lack of available

1:17.6

services for teens. That's all next on Forum after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.

1:38.4

Parents have all worried about their kids during the pandemic.

1:41.7

It's been such a weird time, so many normal routines disrupted.

1:46.2

After years of worry about screen time, screens became the only means of schooling in many

1:50.8

places and the safest way to interact with friends. But during this unprecedented experiment in

1:56.5

human social interaction, some young people's relationships with their bodies have taken a turn

2:01.8

for the worse, leading to a rise in eating disorders among teens. So joining us now to talk about

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