Recovery can take years, and facilities dont always prepare patients for life after treatment.
Here’s where community care comes in.
Her parents get worried.
They send her to a therapist or treatment center, and she gets better.
Buteating disordersand recoveryare so much more complicated.
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Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall is a psychologist and eating disorder justice advocate.
Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall is a psychologist and eating disorder justice advocate.
Mimi Cole is an eating disorder survivor and therapist-in-training at the University of North Carolina.
However, treatment centers are not a panacea.
Moreover, treatment centers dont always reflect the recovery process.
Recovery can take years, and facilities cant always prepare patients for life after in-patient treatment.
However, community care can fill in some of the gaps.
Usually, this entails information on eating disorder signs and how to support someone at each stage of recovery.
Educated allies are essential.
Yes, doctors have their roles, but so do loved ones.
Family and friends can step in when parents arent there or are abusive.
Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall is a psychologist and eating disorder justice advocate.
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Allies and friends can also engage in meal support.
Identity-specific support groups
Eating disorder recovery is further complicated by size, racial, and gender biases.
People who dont fit the arbitrary eating disorder mold often dont get treatment,a studyshows.
Identify-specific support groups can help.
Dr. Wang-Hall says providers need to take action to change, too.
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