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While group therapy is associated with a wide range of benefits, such as allowing patients to practice social skills, reducing feelings of “being alone” in mental illness, and increasing opportunities to learn from others’ experiences, for some mental health disorders, there are concerns that group members may teach one another how to “do their problematic behaviors betters.” Furthermore, while the internet is hoped to be a way to disseminate more accurate information about mental health to more people and to possibly provide additional avenues for intervention, there is little to no restriction on what can be posted on the internet, creating the possibility for inaccurate information to be distributed or for harm to be done. Please read the article posted at https://www.healthline.com/health/why-pro-ana-sites-are-so-dangerous#1 (Links to an external site.) about websites available that support disordered eating behaviors and then post to the discussion board answering the questions below.
1) Based on what you know about anorexia nervosa, what symptom(s) may contribute to the development of these sites?
2) What are the concerns associated with these sites?
3) If a family member or friend had an eating disorder, what thoughts would you have about them visiting a site like this?
4) Freedom of speech is a highly valued right in our country; in your opinion, should information posted to these websites be protected by freedom of speech? Why or why not?
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