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There's a stigma associated with eating disorders in the United States and the problem is compounded when families in need of help, find that most physicians know less about the disease than they do. Worse yet, when people seek treatment, there's almost no place to turn in the northeastern United States.
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When you re a person with an eating disorder, said Mary Tantillo, the director of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Easting Disorders, your enemies are uncertainty, ambiguity, unpredictability. That s why, she said, there s been a surge in new eating disorder cases in the past year. The coronavirus pandemic, combined with social and political unrest in the past year, created a perfect storm for the disorders that affect nearly 1 in 10 Americans. click to enlarge PHOTO PROVIDED Ana Dobrot (r) and her sister, Nicoleta. Even people who were doing well in the past found themselves relapsing, because it s very frightening and anxiety-provoking, and it s overwhelming, Tantillo said.