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Originally posted by irishpipes
I have no idea, but I wonder if it might matter in terms of insurance coverage?
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The kind of treatment typically needed to address an eating disorder (several weeks or even months of inpatient or daily outpatient therapy, followed by months or years of appointments with psychologists and nutritionists) is often not covered by insurance. Even when it is, it's notorious for covering only a ridiculously short time span (say, ten days when the recommended minimum treatment time is 60 days) to the point where decent treatment can be pretty tricky to obtain unless you're wealthy.
What the diagnosis would be more likely to affect is whether or not you're admitted to a treatment program in the first place. I've had friends struggle with eating disorders for years, finally reach the point where they admit that they need help -- and contact treatment programs only to find out that they're not considered "sick" enough to get the help they need.
Ohh, the wonderful world of eating disorder treatment . . . haha.