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Eating Disorder Patients Denied Treatment

Canadian eating disorder patients are being denied treatment due to the chronicity of their condition. An eating disorder treatment program, at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, has discharged at least a dozen patients with dangerously failing health conditions, because their illnesses have been labeled chronic cases. Although the program claims to have very stringent and […]

After Being Denied, Eating Disorder Patient Gets Treatment

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/12/06/bc-anorexia-patient-gets-treatment.htmlIt’s unfortunate that Amber Foster wasn’t able to get treatment without CBC News covering this story, despite her deteriorating health. It is admirable, however, that she was taken in by the Edmonton program at a time when treatment and support was scarce. They have offered a three month hospital stay, followed by a three-month residential […]