Victoria Schonwald, a New Zealand registered dietician, says there is currently more harm being done than good in New Zealand’s healthcare system to treat people with eating disorders. “We have unskilled health practitioners trying to treat .
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Eating disorder: Diary of an inpatient - My body was wasting away
12 Apr, 2021 03:25 AM
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The Herald has been investigating eating disorders in New Zealand and spoke to a woman about her experience of being an inpatient on a specialist ward. Photo / 123RF stock
The Herald has been investigating eating disorders in New Zealand and spoke to a woman about her experience of being an inpatient on a specialist ward. Photo / 123RF stock
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A Christchurch woman whose eating disorder saw her plunge to the weight of a small child has shared her story in a bid to highlight crisis levels of illness in New Zealand.
Eating disorders: Endless and horrendous costs for parents who cannot get sick teens into public health system
8 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kiwi parents are paying endless costs for private care for their children with eating disorders. Photo / 123RF stock image
Kiwi parents are paying endless costs for private care for their children with eating disorders. Photo / 123RF stock image
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
Kiwi parents are spending hundreds of dollars a week on private healthcare for their children battling serious eating disorders - unable to get a place in the overloaded public system.
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