Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN)

SWAN Research Group | Anorexia Nervosa & Other Eating Disorders | @orygen_aus/@Unimelb | Led by A/Prof Andrea Phillipou & team | [email protected]

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

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: https://t.co/lKdMzbsiuI

[JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych]

Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental illness with rising prevalence among youths, limited treatment options, and prominent physical and psychological challenges.

https://t.co/FG9QOH7YUa

[Orygen @orygen_aus]

"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: https://t.co/je4ax1sY6M

[Orygen @orygen_aus]

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: https://t.co/vUnb0JuGur

[Orygen @orygen_aus]

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: https://t.co/onw4EuFA0t

[Butterfly Foundation @Bfoundation]

@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⬇️
https://t.co/ewJOZm7Y2U @SWAN_Research_

[Orygen @orygen_aus]

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: https://t.co/EFmMPd5PcQ

[AEDRTC @aedrtc]

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 🔗 https://t.co/685e7bLKTP

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

Friendly reminder that if you're moving over to BlueSky you can find us as @ https://t.co/Lk7vS7Bmlm

See you there 👋

[NEDC @NEDC_Australia]

📢NEDC is hiring for TWO exciting positions & we’d love to hear from you!

🔎 Workforce Development Coordinator https://t.co/aL3CFEeFEM description visit
🔎Research & evaluation Lead.
https://t.co/30YbsNkmMg

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

📢📢 PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED📢📢

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!

https://t.co/lnTNIVkLHB

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

Important article by @IngeGnatt on emotional eating and when it's time to seek professional help.

https://t.co/aFr6OH2wwZ

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

@Lau_Cob_ We are so passionate about this space and we incorporate various types of LE involvement in our work. We have a paper under review at the moment where we provide a detailed and transparent description of our approach to LE inclusion - we will share it once it's out!

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

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🔗& 🧵👇https://t.co/SdmNUvfzB9

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

To find out more about our innovative research, or to donate to our work, please contact us at [email protected].

[Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) @SWAN_Research_]

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_)