Changes in body dysmorphic disorder, eating disorder, and exercise addiction symptomology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of 319 health club users.
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| Abstract | :  The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine the effect of COVID-19 quarantines on morbid exercise, eating, and body image behaviours pre vs post COVID-19 lockdown. Participants (n=319; mean age 36.77 SD=11.75; 84% female) were recruited to complete a battery of questions with 14 month follow-up. Exercise addiction scores were significantly lower post-lockdown; eating disorder symptomology scores were significantly higher post-COVID-19 lockdown; and leisure-time exercise significantly increased post-COVID-19 lockdown. No differences in body dysmorphic disorder were found. If future lockdowns are enforced, practitioners working with people with suspected morbid eating habits should monitor this closely. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2021 | 
| Journal | :  Psychiatry research | 
| Volume | :  298 | 
| Number of Pages | :  113831 | 
| ISSN Number | :  0165-1781 | 
| URL | :  https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165-1781(21)00128-1 | 
| DOI | :  10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113831 | 
| Short Title | :  Psychiatry Res | 
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