# Guides

Eating Disorder Directory has 5 guides on eating disorder treatment programs: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care, grouped by country.

## United States

- [Eating disorder treatment in the United States: what the data shows](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/guides/united-states-treatment-data.md): This site lists facilities in the US that told SAMHSA's national survey they serve persons with eating disorders. The data comes from FindTreatment.gov, a public source.

## General

- [Common mistakes when choosing an eating disorder program](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/guides/common-mistakes.md): Assuming a listing covers every condition, calling only one program or not asking about insurance are common mistakes. Ask each program the same questions and get the answers in writing.
- [How to compare eating disorder treatment programs](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/guides/how-to-compare-programs.md): Ask each program for the same three things: the levels of care it runs, the ages it accepts and how insurance billing works. Compare the answers in writing before you decide.
- [Levels of care in eating disorder treatment](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/guides/levels-of-care.md): What the four treatment settings mean — inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient — and the questions that tell them apart.
- [What each listing shows](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/guides/reading-a-listing.md): Each listing on this site is a facility that told SAMHSA it runs a program for persons with eating disorders. The attributes show the level of care, the ages it accepts, how to pay and where the facts came from.

> **Not medical advice.** This site is a directory of eating disorder treatment programs. It is not medical advice, and a listing is not an endorsement of any program. Talk to a doctor or other qualified clinician before you start, stop or change treatment. Listings can be out of date: confirm services, hours and insurance with the program before you decide. In a medical or mental health emergency call 911 in the US, or call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. To report a mistake, write to hello@eatingdisorder.fyi.