July 2024
Be the voice of change for people with eating disorders
Are you passionate about changing the health system for people with eating disorders? Researchers at InsideOut Institute are hoping to fill the gaps and silences about eating disorders through ‘livED’.
Read moreThe preferred measure/s of recovery in the treatment of eating disorders
Recovery from an eating disorder looks different to everyone. So how do we capture and use vital information on progress and recovery in a meaningful way? If you are a carer of a person experiencing an eating disorder, or a person with lived experience of an eating disorder (and from Victoria), we want to hear from you.
Read moreMay 2024
Eating Disorders and Christian Spirituality
Eating disorders are serious and complex conditions, requiring a whole person approach to care. Currently, religious and spiritual aspects are rarely incorporated in this care. Inclusion of such aspects for those who would like this would assist in individualising and personalising care and may improve outcomes.
Read moreInvestigating cognitive factors related to eating disorders
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are conducting an online study investigating the relationship between various cognitive factors (including cognitive flexibility, rumination, perfectionism, self-efficacy and obsessional beliefs) and anorexia nervosa.
Read moreApril 2024
The Experience of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Have you experienced or cared for someone with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)? Are you a healthcare professional that treats people with this eating disorder? Researchers from Queensland University of Technology are investigating ARFID, with a particular focus on diagnosis and treatment from the perspectives of lived experience, loved ones, carers, and clinicians.
Read moreSEED: a phone app to treat eating disorder symptoms in gay and bisexual cis-men
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are looking for gay and bisexual cis-men with body image and/or eating difficulties to trial the SEED app. SEED is 10-week app-based prevention and early intervention program targeting eating disorder symptoms in adults.
Read moreToward Embodied Healing: Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Body Image
The aim of this study is to trial a new treatment for body image disturbance in women who have a history of anorexia nervosa, using psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy (PAP).
Read moreCaring for a Young Person with an Eating Disorder
Researchers at Swinburne University, in partnership with Eating Disorders Families Australia, are seeking volunteers to participate in a research project exploring the experience and impact of caring for a young person with an eating disorder, in addition to caregivers’ needs and experiences.
Read moreAssessing the Influence of Caregiver Factors on FBT for Eating Disorders
This research is seeking caregivers of adolescents aged 6-18 in current or recent eating disorder treatment. Participants will complete a Qualtrics survey once, requiring approximately 20 minutes.
Read moreMarch 2024
ScreenED: Co-design Workshop Study
Researchers at Melbourne University are seeking young people with eating disorder lived experience, carers, and families to help shape a high-quality screening tool to detect eating disorders in primary school aged children.
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