Opinion ID: 4397095
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Heading: O.D.’s Health

Text: O.D. began treatment for bulimia 2 at Veritas. When admitted, O.D. was at a healthy weight, and while she acknowledged that she had suicidal thoughts, she had never attempted suicide. Veritas admitted O.D. into its inpatient treatment program—the most intensive level of care. 3 After just one day in inpatient 1 For purposes of our review, Jones Lang and UBH are treated a single entity. Because UBH was the principal actor, we refer to them collectively as UBH. 2 Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by periods of binging (eating to excess) typically followed by “purging” (self-induced vomiting). 3 Veritas developed a treatment plan with declining levels of care, from most intensive to least intensive: (1) inpatient treatment for five days; (2) residential treatment; (3) partial hospitalization program; and finally (4) outpatient program. 2 Case: 17-13060 Date Filed: 05/15/2019 Page: 3 of 14 treatment, O.D. transitioned to residential treatment, where she remained for about two months. During her stay, O.D.’s psychotherapist reported that she required supervision when using the bathroom to ensure she was not purging. O.D. experienced urges to binge, purge, and engage in self harm; displayed possible symptoms of depression, bipolar, and anxiety; required structure around meals; and admitted that if she was unsupervised, she would start purging. O.D.’s health improved significantly during her stay at Veritas—after three days at Veritas, she was actively engaging in therapy, completing meals, and reporting improvements in her desire to binge and purge. O.D. was doing so well that Veritas gave her “therapeutic passes” to go on outings with her family to museums and restaurants.