World Journal of W J P Psychiatry Submit a Manuscript: http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/ World J Psychiatr 2014 December 22; 4(4): 112-119 Help Desk: http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/helpdesk.aspx ISSN 2220-3206 (online) DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.112 © 2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. REVIEW Eating disorders and psychosis: Seven hypotheses Mary V Seeman Mary V Seeman, Department of Psychiatry, University of To- to the different individual ways in which these two ronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada disparate conditions often overlap. Author contributions: The author is solely responsible for this work. © 2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. Correspondence to: Mary V Seeman, MD, Professor, De- partment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Key words: Psychosis; Anorexia; Bulimia; Eating disorder; Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Comorbidity Canada.
[email protected] Telephone: +1-416-9468286 Fax: +1-416-9712253 Core tip: Eating disorder symptoms and psychotic Received: July 16, 2014 symptoms may co-exist and may serve individual Peer-review started: July 16, 2014 psychological purposes. When planning treatment, the First decision: August 28, 2014 whole person needs to be kept in mind, lest curing one Revised: September 16, 2014 symptom exacerbates another. Effective treatment Accepted: September 18, 2014 requires attention to overlapping dimensions of illness. Article in press: September 19, 2014 Published online: December 22, 2014 Seeman MV. Eating disorders and psychosis: Seven hypotheses. World J Psychiatr 2014; 4(4): 112-119 Available from: URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v4/i4/112.htm DOI: Abstract http://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.112 Psychotic disorders and eating disorders sometimes occur in the same person, and sometimes, but not always, at the same time.