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Eating disorders are the most lethal mental health conditions – reconnecting with internal body sensations can help reduce self-harm

  • Written by April Smith, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University
imageAn increased disconnect from your body can make it easier to harm yourself, whether by disordered eating or suicide.Maskot/Maskot via Getty Images

Did you know that anorexia is the most lethal mental health condition? One person dies from an eating disorder every hour in the U.S. Many of these deaths are not from health consequences related to...

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