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Chapter 3 - The COVID-19 Pandemic

A Novel Risk Factor for Exercise Addiction and Related Disorders

from Section 1 - From Exercise to Addiction: An Introduction to the Phenomenon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2023

By
Franca Ceci ,
Francesco Di Carlo ,
Julius Burkauskas ,
Giovanni Martinotti  and
Massimo di Giannantonio
Edited by
Ornella Corazza  and
Artemisa Rocha Dores
Ornella Corazza
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire and University of Trento, Italy
Artemisa Rocha Dores
Affiliation:
Polytechnic Institute of Porto and University of Porto, Portugal
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Summary

Exercise addiction (AE), which can be defined as engaging in excessive and problematic physical exercise, is still not officially included in the psychiatric nosography, although this disorder can be identified as linked to addictive behaviours. Many different etiopathogenetic hypotheses have been proposed to account for the epidemiological distribution of EA in the general population. However, a clear phenomenological concept of the disorder and shared diagnostic tools are still lacking. It is frequently comorbid with eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder, which can both trigger EA and develop secondary to it. In recent times it has been proposed that the lockdowns and other restrictions which were imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic could have been possible risk factors for the development or worsening of EA, as physical exercise was widely recommended as a strategy for coping with these restrictions. The initial evidence about the emergence of EA during the COVID-19 pandemic is presented.

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appearance anxietybehavioural addictionbody dysmorphic disorderCOVID-19eating disordersexercise addictionimage- and performance-enhancing drugs
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The Body in the Mind
Exercise Addiction, Body Image and the Use of Enhancement Drugs
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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