Victory in Court!

The California court case of eating disorder patient Jamie F. v. UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co. concluded with a favorable decision for the plaintiff – an amazing victory for Jamie and her legal team represented by Kantor & Kantor. Jamie, a teenage college student, encountered a relapse of her eating disorder and her treatment team determined that…

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Make Your Voice Heard!

The Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) is seeking out stories from the eating disorder community in hopes of advocating for change on a policy level. These narratives will inform their advocacy efforts and may help shape the landscape of care for individuals affected by eating disorders. Currently, there are two different EDC surveys to fill out…

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Atypical Anorexia – A Different Diagnosis

Anorexia nervosa is often characterized as an eating disorder where the hallmark symptom is one’s lack of a healthy weight but a slightly different diagnosis is also affecting individuals who don’t fall into that usual paradigm: Atypical anorexia nervosa. Often, patients who exhibit other characteristics of the standard diagnosis but who aren’t “skinny enough” may…

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