Health Insurance for Eating Disorder Treatment: Fighting For Coverage

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Man working on EAP paperwork Author: Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, CEO @ Eating Disorder Hope Eating disorders continue to have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, impacting individuals in multiple aspects – many that are life threatening. Comprehensive treatment provided by eating disorder specialists has been shown to be the most effective method for intervention and recovery from [...]
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Practicing Healthy Emotional Boundaries as a College Student

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Woman returning to college Contributor: Courtney Howard, B.A., Executive Assistant at Eating Disorder Hope and Addiction Hope College is a time to grow and learn about yourself as an independent person. This often means finding your own community, developing relationships, and, in doing so, exploring your emotional and physical boundaries. Every mistake you make can be a lesson learned, [...]
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Paying Off Student Loan and ED Treatment Debt

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Student loan spreadsheet and calculator on a desk Contributor: Courtney Howard, B.A., Executive Assistant at Eating Disorder Hope and Addiction Hope Eating disorder treatment can wreak havoc on an individual’s finances. How does someone cope with this stress, especially when coupled with student loans? It can be difficult to spend the early stages of recovery in financial distress, but there are ways to [...]
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In-Home and Community-Based Eating Disorder Recovery Support

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Being a Volunteer Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Eating disorder support can take many different forms, particularly as there are several different options for treatment. Depending on the severity of the illness and the individual needs that a person may have, treatment may range from inpatient to partial hospitalization [...]
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How to Appropriately Address and Treat Co-Occurring Eating Disorders and Mood Disorders

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young woman with illusion of Control in the Development of Eating Disorders Eating disorders often develop alongside other mental illnesses, including mood disorders, such as anxiety disorders, major depression, bipolar disorder, dysthymia and more. Mood disorders alone can be debilitating illnesses that impact a person emotionally, mentally, and physically. Individuals with a mood disorder may be at increased susceptibility to developing an eating disorder and vice versa. [...]
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Eating Disorder Advocacy with the Eating Disorders Coalition

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fountain pen Katrina Velasquez, Esq. Hosted by Katrina Velasquez, Esq., of the Eating Disorders Coalition June 9, 2016 EDH: Welcome to today’s #EDHchat! EDH: Today we will be discussing advocacy efforts in the Eating Disorder Community. EDH: We would like to start by welcoming our special guest, Katrina Velasquez, Esq., Policy Director at the Eating Disorder Coalition [...]
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Weighing in on the Warning Signs of Relapse in Eating Disorder Recovery

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Teen girl worried about body image Contributor: Amy M. Klimek, MA, LCPC, Director of Program Development, Eating Disorder Program Coordinator, Timberline Knolls Recovery from an eating disorder offers many challenges. It is particularly arduous if the person has lived with an eating disorder for an extended period of time. Relapse is not uncommon. Recovery is an ongoing process that is unique [...]
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