Follow the anorexia bulimia activities in Gothenburg in the clip above and see what the patients can do there.
At the Anorexia-Bulimia ward, approximately 250 patients are treated in day care, inpatient care and outpatient care.
For many, the pandemic has been tough due to restrictions and concerns about what the future will look like, says Anne-Line Solberg.
It is difficult to distract from the eating disorder and maintain a structure that is important for those who are ill.
Relatives are affected
During the pandemic, part of the care has been changed digitally.
Among other things, through a digital support program that relatives should be able to use at home.
But it also places higher demands on relatives of eating disorder patients.
- We can not really support them in the same way as we usually do.
We usually take both parents in for family talks, for example, now we have restrictions that limit it, we think that affects the treatment quite a lot, unfortunately, says Anne-Line Solberg.
She says that in some cases with younger patients, however, it has been easier when the parents work at home as they can have a better idea of what the child is doing.
More eating disorder patients
At Sahlgrenska, the number of eating disorder patients under the age of 25 has increased by 20 percent since 2019. But Anne-Line Solberg does not want to draw any direct connection to the pandemic.
- There are so many factors that come into play.
The eating disorder problem is increasing, and it has been going on for a while, so this is something you can expect, she says.
Patients are often advised to do things in groups to divert thoughts from an eating disorder, which is not possible now during the pandemic.
Social media is also very much about how to stay in shape during the pandemic.
- Everything on the internet now is about training at home, she says.