Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 9, 2024 4:56:55 GMT 12
STEREOTYPES LEAVE MĀORI STARVED FOR TREATMENT
Stereotypes that eating disorders are something that happens to thin white women may be leading to Maori missing out on timely treatment.
That’s a hypothesis clinical psychologist and Victoria University lecturer Gloria Fraser is drawing from a University of Auckland study that found hospital admissions for eating disorders went up by 50 percent during Covid-19 lockdowns – with wahine Maori disproportionately affected.
Dr Fraser, who chairs the national Māori eating disorders network Te Tira Wānanga Māuiui Kai, says Maori are over-represented in eating disorders because of greater exposure to risk factors, such as food insecurity and stressful life events.....
waateanews.com/2024/07/08/stereotypes-leave-maori-starved-for-treatment/
Stereotypes that eating disorders are something that happens to thin white women may be leading to Maori missing out on timely treatment.
That’s a hypothesis clinical psychologist and Victoria University lecturer Gloria Fraser is drawing from a University of Auckland study that found hospital admissions for eating disorders went up by 50 percent during Covid-19 lockdowns – with wahine Maori disproportionately affected.
Dr Fraser, who chairs the national Māori eating disorders network Te Tira Wānanga Māuiui Kai, says Maori are over-represented in eating disorders because of greater exposure to risk factors, such as food insecurity and stressful life events.....
waateanews.com/2024/07/08/stereotypes-leave-maori-starved-for-treatment/