SWAN Research Group | Anorexia Nervosa & Other Eating Disorders | @orygen_aus/@Unimelb | Led by A/Prof Andrea Phillipou & team | [email protected]
Melbourne, Australia
Joined September 2019
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Registrations are open for the 5th Biennial Body Image & Related Disorders (BIRD) Conference!
Low-cost registration available for in-person (Melbourne, Australia) and online attendance.
More info: birdconference2025.eventbrit…
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Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental illness with rising prevalence among youths, limited treatment options, and prominent physical and psychological challenges.
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"We still don't actually have a very good understanding of what contributes to the development and maintenance of eating disorders."
Orygen's A/Prof. Andrea Phillipou speaks to ABC Radio National about gaps in eating disorders research and treatment: bit.ly/3SyRxVl
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Research silos and a narrow focus on weight restoration are holding back the field of eating disorders, a new Orygen-led paper with co-authors from @harvardmed and @KingsCollegeLon has argued.
Details + recommendations: bit.ly/454EKkX
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Registrations are open for the 2025 Body Image & Related Disorders (BIRD) Conference.
Hosted by Orygen's @SWAN_Research_ team, it'll bring together international and local experts to discuss the latest research. View the program + register: bit.ly/4lZGqSC
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@Swinburne researchers are seeking women aged 21+ with a history of Anorexia Nervosa (partially or completely weight restored) for a world-first trial to investigate psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for body image disturbance. More info⬇️
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Orygen is committed to developing innovative, effective solutions to improve youth mental health outcomes.
As we set our sights on 2025, we're asking the community to consider giving a tax-deductible donation to enable this critical research: bit.ly/3Xj6CxN
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Meet Claire Finkelstein - a Clinical Psychologist, Researcher and PhD Candidate at @Swinburne & one of our TranslatED Scholarship recipients. You can find out more about Claire’s research here 🔗 bit.ly/3OyzAUM
Friendly reminder that if you're moving over to BlueSky you can find us as @ swanresearch.bsky.social
See you there 👋
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📢NEDC is hiring for TWO exciting positions & we’d love to hear from you!
🔎 Workforce Development Coordinator seek.com.au/job/80086269?ref… description visit
🔎Research & evaluation Lead.
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If you work in an eating disorders service and are interested in sharing your thoughts on treatment for ARFID, please reach out using the following link!
tinyurl.com/helparfid
Important article by @IngeGnatt on emotional eating and when it's time to seek professional help.
theconversation.com/how-can-…
Eating disorders are inadequately treated, poorly understood & chronically underfunded.
At @orygen_aus, our research is focused on unlocking new approaches to improve the lives of all people affected by eating disorders.
Find out more in the🔗& 🧵👇tinyurl.com/OrygenSpotlight
Our team are so proud to be working at the forefront of this vital research (some of which are tagged here! @Steph_E_Miles, @erica_neill, @IngeGnatt, @deBoer_ko, @ScarlettCroce, @DrAmyMalcolm, @tamsimpson_)
To find out more about our innovative research, or to donate to our work, please contact us at [email protected].