When people think about eating disorders, they often imagine an emaciated girl with anorexia – or perhaps a young white girl battling the treacherous cycles of bulimia. While those ideas can sometimes be accurate, the truth is, you don't have to be young, female, or even ...
Read MoreDo you ever wonder what justifications insurers use for denying mental health benefits? In our experience, we have come to learn that the reasoning ...
View MoreWhat The "Final Rules" Really Mean Last month, the mental health community celebrated as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the ...
View MoreAs reported by ABC news on February 8, 2012, Jenifer Beaudean's bulimia began when she was a third-year cadet at the United States Military Academy at ...
View MoreBlog contributed by: Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC and Crystal Karges, RDN, IBCLC of Eating Disorder Hope Entering treatment for an eating disorder is the ...
View MoreWhat's scarier than a haunted house on Halloween? Someone passing out "fat letters" to your trick-or-treating child. As reported in USA Today , a ...
View MoreThe holidays are a time for conversation, tradition, special foods, and family. For those battling an eating disorder, however, the holidays can be an ...
View MoreBy Lisa S. Kantor, Esq. & Rachel Teicher NBC's popular reality show, The Biggest Loser, has returned for its 15 th season. The message in the show is ...
View MoreBelow are a few examples of denials that our clients have received from their insurance company. These clients (and countless others) have all been ...
View MoreOriginally posted on BEDA's WSAW blog As an advocate for those with eating disorders, a question I often ponder is, "how long must we wait before the ...
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