Corrigendum: Improvements on Clinical Status of Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa in Inpatient and Day Hospital Treatment: A Retrospective Pilot Study

Zanna, Valeria; Cinelli, Giulia; Criscuolo, Michela; Caramadre, Anna Maria; Castiglioni, Maria Chiara; Chianello, Ilenia; Marchili, Maria Rosaria; Tumeo, Chiara Casamento; Guolo, Stefano; Tozzi, Alberto Eugenio; Vicari, Stefano

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.748046

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“…Nonetheless, the length of hospitalization was shorter during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than before. This may be due both to a more aggressive inpatient treatment of the underlying psychiatric condition as well as to the development of a solid and multidisciplinary outpatient management of these patients, prompted by the sanitarian emergency as shown in recent reports [29]. Interestingly, patients with ED onset during the COVID-19 pandemic showed a signi cantly lower respiratory rate compared to the previous period.…”

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Psychiatric Comorbidities and Dehydration are More Common in Children Admitted to the Emergency Department for Eating Disorders in the COVID-19 Era.

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Purpose Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and home-confinement had a significant impact on children, especially on those with eating disorders (ED). The primary objective of this retrospective study was to describe and analyze the demographic and clinical profiles of children presenting with ED during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods We conducted a retrospective review of clinical charts of patients with ED younger than 18 years who accessed the emergency department of the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, between March 2019 and March 2021. Of these, we reported and compared the demographic, clinical and laboratory data before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and looked for predictors of ED severity.Results A total of 211 admissions for ED were recorded. The patients, mostly females (86.3%) were on average 14.1 years old. The mean weight loss on admission was 11 kg. Bradycardia was observed in 31.3% of the study sample. 16.6% of patients had an associate psychiatric disorder and 60.2% required psychotropic drugs. 68.7% of the patients required hospitalization. Respectively, 96 and 115 patients were admitted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter were hospitalized more (78.3 vs 57.3%; p=0.001), yet for less time (19 vs 26 days; p=0.004), had a higher mean serum creatinine (0.68 vs 0.47; p<0.001) and were more frequently diagnosed with an associated psychiatric disorder (23.5 vs 8.3%; p=0.003).Conclusion Our study shows a significant increase of hospitalizations of children with ED during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with a shorter length of stay, more psychiatric comorbidities, and some distinctive features at the laboratory workup, such as an increase of serum creatinine and/or a reduction of serum albumin.Level of evidence III, evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies

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Psychiatric Comorbidities and Dehydration are More Common in Children Admitted to the Emergency Department for Eating Disorders in the COVID-19 Era.

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“…Nonetheless, the length of hospitalization was shorter during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than before. This may be due both to a more aggressive inpatient treatment of the underlying psychiatric condition as well as to the development of a solid and multi-disciplinary outpatient management of these patients, prompted by the sanitarian emergency as shown in recent reports [ 29 ]. Interestingly, patients with ED onset during the COVID-19 pandemic showed a significantly lower respiratory rate compared to the previous period.…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychiatric comorbidities and dehydration are more common in children admitted to the emergency department for eating disorders in the COVID-19 era

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Purpose Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and home confinement had a significant impact on children, especially on those with eating disorders (ED). The primary objective of this retrospective study was to describe and analyze the demographic and clinical profiles of children presenting with ED during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of clinical charts of patients with ED younger than 18 years who accessed the emergency department of the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, between March 2019 and March 2021. Of these, we reported and compared the demographic, clinical and laboratory data before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and looked for predictors of ED severity. Results A total of 211 admissions for ED were recorded. The patients, mostly females (86.3%) were on average 14.1 years old. The mean weight loss on admission was 11 kg. Bradycardia was observed in 31.3% of the study sample. 16.6% of patients had an associated psychiatric disorder and 60.2% required psychotropic drugs. 68.7% of the patients required hospitalization. Respectively, 96 and 115 patients were admitted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter were hospitalized more (78.3 vs 57.3%; p = 0.001), yet for less time (19 vs 26 days; p = 0.004), had a higher mean serum creatinine (0.68 vs 0.47; p < 0.001) and were more frequently diagnosed with an associated psychiatric disorder (23.5 vs 8.3%; p = 0.003). Conclusion Our study shows a significant increase of hospitalizations of children with ED during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with a shorter length of stay, more psychiatric comorbidities, and some distinctive features at the laboratory work-up, such as an increase of serum creatinine and/or a reduction of serum albumin. Level of evidence III, evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case–control analytic studies.

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Day Programs for children and adolescents with eating disorders: A systematic review

Krishnamoorthy

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2022

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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Day programs have received significant consideration within psychological literature as part of a continuum of mental health services. With increasing attention on the prevalence of eating disorders in children and adolescents, and the need for early intervention to minimize the costs and burden of the disorder, eating disorder day programs (also referred as partial hospitalization) have begun to emerge around the world. Despite their widespread use, no reviews to date have examined the efficacy of day programs for the treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents. The current narrative literature review aims to describe and evaluate the efficacy of day programs for children and adolescents. The literature review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines and aimed to explore the outcomes and common program elements of day programs to guide clinical practice and service development. The review found variations amongst the day programs related to program elements, measures utilized and outcomes. Overall, the results suggest that day programs for children and adolescents are effective at restoring body weight, reducing eating disorder symptoms and addressing comorbid mental health concerns.

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Corrigendum: Improvements on Clinical Status of Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa in Inpatient and Day Hospital Treatment: A Retrospective Pilot Study

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Psychiatric Comorbidities and Dehydration are More Common in Children Admitted to the Emergency Department for Eating Disorders in the COVID-19 Era.

Psychiatric Comorbidities and Dehydration are More Common in Children Admitted to the Emergency Department for Eating Disorders in the COVID-19 Era.

Psychiatric comorbidities and dehydration are more common in children admitted to the emergency department for eating disorders in the COVID-19 era

Day Programs for children and adolescents with eating disorders: A systematic review

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