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Therapy for life-threatening eating disorders works, so why can't people access it?

  • Written by Richard Newton, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
imageEating disorders are among the leading causes of hospitalisation for mental-health-related issues in Australia.from shutterstock.com

Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that have one of the highest death rates of any psychiatric disorder. Among people with anorexia nervosa – who commonly deprive themselves of food due to an...

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