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Impact of social media on people living with eating disorders during COVID-19
The unprecedented consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have meant that majority of the population have been working from, and confined to their homes for many months on end. Throughout the pandemic, our social media channels have become increasingly flooded with content emphasising the importance of staying active, with tips on the best exercises to do…
Read MoreEDGI Talks – Professor Cynthia M. Bulik speaks to Dr June Alexander
Hijacked Without Warning – Searching for signs of impending anorexia nervosa.
Originally published here and written by Cynthia M. Bulik Ph.D. Being fairly long-in-the-tooth in the eating disorders field, I have spent many hours looking at pictures and videos shared with me, or posted by parents and family members who have lost a loved one to an eating disorder. The images capture the stark comparison of who they were before…
Read MoreSaving lives and restoring hope – bringing eating disorders out of the Shadows
The ‘End Eating Disorders’ podcast has today (2 November 2020) launched. “There is always hope” – that’s the simple message for eating disorder sufferers at the heart of a brand new podcast, End Eating Disorders, hosted by Sunshine Coast-based Millie Thomas, who battled Anorexia Nervosa for 15 years and is now a certified Eating Disorder…
Read MoreManaging eating disorders – insights for HCPs
Dr Sarah Maguire, EDGI advocate, clinical psychologist, and Director of the InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, featured on a Medical Republic podcast this week (October 27, 2020) alongside Dr Karen Spielman, GP clinical lead at Headspace, and primary care mental health adviser at the InsideOut Institute. Talking with Dr David Lim they discussed eating disorders…
Read MoreCall for increased awareness of eating disorder prevalence in high-performance sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has this week (Monday, September 7) announced a partnership with the National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) to call for increased awareness of the prevalence of eating disorders in high-performance sport. The two peak bodies have issued a joint position statement and supporting resources comprising a toolkit for sporting organisations…
Read MoreStudy revealing impact of COVID-19 on people living with eating disorders
Originally published here EDGI Lead Investigator, founding Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) and Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at UNC School of Medicine, Cynthia Bulik, PhD, U.S. is collaborating with UNC researchers on a study examining the impact of COVID-19 on people with eating disorders. Publication of their preliminary…
Read MoreEating disorders – the carers’ perspective on their impact
Today’s blog features the final instalment of the five-part series offering us a front row seat to the studies being presented by the New Zealand EDGI team at this year’s International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED). If you haven’t already, be sure to visit our previous blogs to learn more about the latest eating disorder…
Read MoreHow long does it take to access ED treatment?
Welcome back for the third instalment of our five-part blog series providing you with insights into new research and data coming out of the University of Otago from the EDGI NZ team at this year’s International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED). Time Taken to Reach Treatment in New Zealand: A National Study Rachel Lawson, Consultant…
Read MoreEating disorders – the carers’ perspective on treatment
During the second week of the International Conference on Eating Disorder (ICED) 2020, we are pleased to share the second instalment of our five-part blog series, giving you a sneak peek at some of the research being presented by the New Zealand Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) team. EDGI is the world’s largest genetic investigation…
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