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NEDA Parent Toolkit

Updated by Joel Yager MD and James Lock MD, members of NEDA Clinical and Scientific Advisory Committee. March, 2009 

Find answers to your Insurance Issues!


The NEDA Parent Toolkit is for anyone who wants to understand more about how to support a family member or friend affected by an eating disorder. This toolkit was developed with you in mind, in response to requests for a simple, easy-to-use way to find answers to questions and concerns. Each toolkit developed for NEDA will be updated as new research and information becomes available.

     Throughout the toolkits are helpful links to organizations including government agencies. Given that sites change and even more often links change within sites you may occasionally come across links that are no longer working. If you find a broken link, first try copying the link into the address bar. If this does not work call our Helpline and we will help you find the page you are looking for. 800-931-2237

Section 1: Basic information for parents
 
  1. Glossary
  2. Common myths about eating disorders
  3. Eating disorder signs, symptoms and behaviors
  4. How to be supportive
  5. Ways to start a discussion with a loved one who might have an eating disorder
  6. First steps to getting help
  7. Advice from other parents: What to expect and how to respond
  8. Why parent-school communications may be difficult
  9. Useful online resources for eating disorders
Section 2: Treatment information
  1. Treatments available for eating disorders
  2. The evidence on what treatment works
  3. How to find a suitable treatment setting
  4. Treatment settings and levels of care
  5. Questions to ask the care team at a facility
  6. Questions to ask when interviewing a therapist
  7. Questions parents may want to ask treatment providers privately
  8. Online databases to find suitable treatment
  9. How to take care of yourself while caring for a loved one with an eating disorder
  10. Confidentiality issues
Section 3: Insurance Issues
  1. Navigating and understanding insurance issues
  2. COBRA rights checklist
  3. Sample letters to use with insurance companies
  4. How to manage an appeals process
       For more information, see our handout Securing Eating Disorders Treatment: Ammunition for Arguments with Third Parties


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