Co-occurring eating disorder and psychosis: a lived experience case exploration with examples and suggestions for personalized integrated treatment approach

Rosiel Elwyn

doi:10.1186/s40337-025-01270-6

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Co-occurring eating disorder and psychosis: a lived experience case exploration with examples and suggestions for personalized integrated treatment approach

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Co-occurring eating disorder and psychosis: a lived experience case exploration with examples and suggestions for personalized integrated treatment approach

Rosiel Elwyn

Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol.13, pp.1-11

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01270-6

PMCID: PMC12317487

PMID: 40750894

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Abstract

Mental health services

Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy)

Eating disorders

Psychosis

Trauma

PTSD

Integrated treatment

Comorbidity

lived experience

Case Study

Personalized Treatment

anorexia nervosa

severe-enduring anorexia nervosa

Thompson Institute Special Collection

UniSC Diversity Area - Disability and Inclusion

Disordered eating or eating disorders (ED) and psychosis commonly co-occur and have a degree of overlap, however there are no current clinical guidelines or comprehensive clinical guidance for integrated treatment. This lived experience case offers insight into symptom cross-over, perception and beliefs that may occur in coexisting ED and psychosis (i.e., eating disorder voice, psychotic voice-hearing, delusional beliefs about food, eating disorder-driven overvalued beliefs about eating/the body, body image disturbance, depersonalization, derealization). The detailed examples within this case highlight helpful treatment approaches to support trust and safety in care and prevent patient deterioration in co-occurring diagnosis of longstanding anorexia nervosa, schizoaffective disorder and trauma/PTSD. Lived experience involvement in research and clinical guidance development is needed in order to further understanding of co-occurring conditions such as ED, psychosis and trauma, to improve shared decision-making, and treatment personalization.

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Title: Co-occurring eating disorder and psychosis: a lived experience case exploration with examples and suggestions for personalized integrated treatment approach
Authors: Rosiel Elwyn (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Publication details: Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol.13, pp.1-11
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
Date published: 2025
DOI: 10.1186/s40337-025-01270-6
ISSN: 2050-2974
PMID: 40750894; PMC12317487
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Data Availability: No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
Organisation Unit: Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991146440102621
Output Type: Journal article

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