Our client is a young woman who entered residential treatment for bulimia nervosa in September 2011. Prior to September 2011, her eating disorder went untreated for ten years. Over the two year period prior to September 2011, the young woman cycled in and out of outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization treatment, intensive outpatient treatment […]
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Surviving an Eating Disorder: An Inside Look at Recovery
In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 24-March 2), I would like to share with you a very personal, authentic, and profound glimpse into what it means to have an eating disorder. In place of providing you with basic eating disorder information and statistics, I instead leave you with this story of a […]
It’s 2013…But Eating Disorder Patients Continue to Fight For Coverage
Securing insurance benefits for the treatment of an eating disorder can be an extensive battle. This battle often comes in the form of repeated denials, being told you can “be safely treated at a lower level of care,” appeals, and even being quoted incorrect benefit information. Those who suffer from eating disorders, and their families, […]