Brattleboro Retreat | Mary Iellamo: The hidden intersection of eating disorders and psychosis

Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox typically floods with reminders of deadly statistics, awareness events, and calls for legislative action. As a clinician who has worked for several years in eating disorder treatment, I am relieved to see this increase in messaging; however, as a clinician also treating individuals with psychosis, I believe we must expand our conversation to include those whose symptoms often go unreported and misunderstood.

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