Relationship between mental disorders and eating disorders: an integrative review

To systematize the knowledge produced about the relationship between mental disorders and eating disorders. Method: Integrative review carried out in the LILACS, Medline, SciELO and Science Direct databases using the descriptors: "mental disorder" and "eating disorder". Results: Five articles met the inclusion criteria. The articles studied were unanimous in the importance of research and citations on mental and physical health, reinforcing that care for mental and eating disorders is necessary, even more so in post-pandemic times. Conclusion: Mental and eating disorders have correlated feelings and sensations that affect a large part of the population, regardless of their particularities or stages of life, and in order to promote well-being, it is possible to generate knowledge, favor innovative and enlightening treatment and prevention actions on the themes.