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World J Psychiatr. Dec 22, 2014; 4(4): 112-119
Published online Dec 22, 2014. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.112
Published online Dec 22, 2014. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.112
Eating disorders and psychosis: Seven hypotheses
Mary V Seeman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
Author contributions: The author is solely responsible for this work.
Correspondence to: Mary V Seeman, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada. mary.seeman@utoronto.ca
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Received: July 16, 2014
Peer-review started: July 16, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: September 16, 2014
Accepted: September 18, 2014
Article in press: September 19, 2014
Published online: December 22, 2014
Peer-review started: July 16, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: September 16, 2014
Accepted: September 18, 2014
Article in press: September 19, 2014
Published online: December 22, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Eating disorder symptoms and psychotic symptoms may co-exist and may serve individual psychological purposes. When planning treatment, the whole person needs to be kept in mind, lest curing one symptom exacerbates another. Effective treatment requires attention to overlapping dimensions of illness.