The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) released their newly developed patient bill of rights on Wednesday. The document is part of an initiative launched in Washington to help families get access to better care for family members with eating disorders.

"Entitled the Worldwide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders, the Charter calls for a partnership among patients, families and their treatment team to ensure the highest quality care for every person undergoing treatment for anorexia nervosa (which has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder), bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder."

The NEDA and AED are seeing support for the charter from clinicians, state policymakers, and families affected by eating disorders. Source: EarthTimes

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