The alarm: Eating disorder increases among young people during the pandemic

Adolescents seeking help for eating disorders have more than doubled during the pandemic.

At Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, BUP, in Blekinge, two probable reasons for the increase are seen - distance education and more time for social media.

- The everyday routines disappear and you also get more time to look at social media how "slim and nice" you should be, says Gunilla Kvarnström, specialist psychologist.

See more in the clip - including how to find out if someone close to you has an eating disorder