Jun 02 2021 20 mins 1
“They get stuck in a cycle, maybe dieting or exercising or both. Or ‘I'm going to lose weight a little bit more quickly so that when lockdown is over I'll look better’. And before you know it, you're in an eating disorder and you're stuck in a pattern of restricting and bingeing.”– Melissa Nobile, Clinical Operations Manager Geneva.
In the latest podcast from The Kusnacht Practice, Global Sales and Marketing Director Philippe Rovere talks with Melissa Nobile, Clinical Operations Manager Geneva, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating and body image disorders.
Melissa explores the various factors that have contributed to the dramatic rise in incidence, underlining the overwhelming and harmful influence of social media.
She discusses the difficulties for families to recognise the illness, the hidden signs and subtle clues that often go unnoticed, as well as the importance of seeking professional treatment to break the obsessive cycle and ease the suffering.
