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To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm?

  • Written by: Joanna Doley, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University
imageThe new Netflix film To the Bone missed some opportunities to dispel myths about eating disorders. Screenshot, Youtube

To the Bone – a film about a turning point in a young woman’s battle with anorexia nervosa – has attracted comment from mental health professionals and advocates. Critics have concerns it could cause or worsen...

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