When OCD Looks Like An Eating Disorder with Dr Alissa Knight: Part 2
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The episode explores the complex relationship between OCD and eating disorders, featuring insights from Dr Alissa Knight on treatment strategies.
OCD, Eating Disorders & ARFID: Where Do You Start? | Dr Alissa Knight (Part 2) In Part 2 of our conversation with eating disorder specialist with Dr Alissa Knight, we dive deeper into one of the most complex areas of mental health treatment: the overlap between OCD, eating disorders, autism, trauma, and ARFID. How do clinicians untangle symptoms when OCD and eating disorders are working together? What happens when OCD disguises itself as an eating disorder, or when an eating disorder hides behind OCD? And how do you know where to begin treatment when both conditions are causing significant distress? Dr Alissa shares her unique, person-centred approach to formulation, treatment planning, and building trust with clients who have often been misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or passed between services. She also provides practical insights into working with ARFID, including how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) can be adapted to help people gradually overcome intense fears around food. This episode is packed with clinical wisdom for psychologists, therapists, students, families, and anyone interested in understanding the deeper relationship between OCD and eating disorders. In…
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Hosts: Dr Celin Gelgec, Dr Victoria Miller
Guest: Dr Alissa Knight
Topics covered
- OCD
- eating disorders
- ARFID
- mental health treatment
- symptom overlap
- treatment planning
Keywords
- OCD
- eating disorders
- ARFID
- Exposure and Response Prevention
- mental health
- treatment planning
- symptom overlap
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