The long-term care that's often required for people recovering from an eating disorder is not readily available in some parts of Canada, according to psychiatrist Elizabeth Tosney.

"Philosophically, what were trying to do is right," Tosney said in an Aug. 1 article by Star Phoenix Ashleigh Mattern. "We have a balance between some medical models and some alternative programming. And we do have individual counselors who are willing to work and are well-trained and familiar with eating disorders. What we lack is more of it."

Right now, the waiting list for eating disorder treatment in Saskatoon is long, forcing sufferers to wait several weeks before theyre admitted to a program. However, medical personnel are working to ensure that the most acute cases receive treatment as soon as possible.

"If they aren't classified as emergency cases, then the wait could be a few weeks," Linda Walker, corporate and public affairs adviser for the Saskatoon Health Region, told the Star Phoenix "The more serious a case, the faster we try to get them in to one of our programs."

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