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Changes in Language Style and Topics in an Online Eating Disorder Community at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study.

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Abstract
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COVID-19 has affected individuals with lived experience of eating disorders (EDs), with many reporting higher psychological distress, higher prevalence of ED symptoms, and compensatory behaviors. The COVID-19 pandemic and the health and safety measures taken to contain its spread also disrupted routines and reduced access to familiar coping mechanisms, social support networks, and health care services. Social media and the ED communities on social media platforms have been an important source of support for individuals with EDs in the past. So far, it is unknown how discussions in online ED communities changed as offline support networks were disrupted and people spent more time at home in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Journal of medical Internet research
Volume
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23
Issue
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7
Number of Pages
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e28346
Date Published
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2021
ISSN Number
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1439-4456
URL
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https://www.jmir.org/2021/7/e28346/
DOI
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10.2196/28346
Short Title
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J Med Internet Res
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