'); 'More and more students are coping with anxiety through either restricting their eating or binge eating' Dr Aoife O’Sullivan, a GP treating UCC students, writes about the impact of the pandemic on her patients. By Dr Aoife O'Sullivan Saturday 20 Feb 2021, 6:30 PM Feb 20th 2021, 6:30 PM 20,975 Views 12 Comments Dr Aoife O'Sullivan GP - UCC Student Health WE KNEW AND expected that there would be a mental health crisis as a result of Covid-19. This has now arrived. While our minds instinctively think of anxiety, depression and loneliness as being the main causes of distress – another mental health issue that is perhaps not as visible is the rise in eating disorders.