My daughter had anorexia. We were blessed to live 20 minutes from a GREAT eating disorder place. Many of the people (mostly teen girls) being treated there were from out-of-state and Alaska. They had in-patient, out-patient, and even a hospital-like setup for the seriously ill.
My daughter was an out-patient, and was in no-way interested in the program, thought it was stupid, etc. BUT - she was fairly compliant, and followed the program. After about a year she was okay. Some of the gals were still there, or would “graduate”, and then relapse. Really sad. Our insurance didn’t cover it, but we were just so thankful that she got the help she needed.
One of our “homework assignments” was to watch a youtube of a male comedian that had an eating disorder. He was okay now, but even when he was sick (or whatever you want to call it) - he would joke about it in his routines. “And you wouldn’t believe the amount of times that after a show, some gal would come up to me afterwards with her left-over dinner or sandwich. ‘Oh here honey - you need this more than I do - and it’s SOOOO delicious!”
The place we went to is called “The Eating Recovery Center” near Seattle. I see on their website that they have centers all around the country. I can’t say enough about how good they were in treating her disorder.