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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 9, 2024 4:56:55 GMT 12
STEREOTYPES LEAVE MĀORI STARVED FOR TREATMENTStereotypes 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/
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