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I was honoured to give an online keynote address, on my research linking metacognitive beliefs about emotions with disordered eating/eating disorders, for the conference hosted by Pondicherry University in India on emerging trends in applied psychology.
Our study is the first meta-analysis to provide preliminary evidence supporting the efficacy of psychological therapies for adolescents and adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
#ARFID #ARFIDAwareness #ARFIDRecovery #AdultARFID
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Glad I could be a presenter at the Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre’s forum, in preparation for Easter, on the research linking Christian beliefs and practices with positive mental health.
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Our group’s latest study, based on >6000 young adults across 8 countries, found that greater time spent on social media & dating apps is consistently related to poorer body image across country & gender, except associations with a drive for muscularity were stronger in men.
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If you are an Australian university student aged between 18 and 30 years then we are keen to hear your thoughts on climate change and your perceptions about your body image, mental health and eating behaviours. For further details on the study & how to participate: qsurvey.qut.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
Our recent study found that breastfeeding for ≥13 months, compared with ≤6 months, was associated with a lower risk of behavioral problems in young children, particularly impulsive-hyperactivity, and lower scores for learning and psychosomatic issues.
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Our initial exploration of using augmented reality (AR) applied theatre performance as an intervention for young people with eating disorders.
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Our recent paper found that experiencing low levels of mother and father care, during childhood, is associated with stronger core beliefs, in adulthood, that are related to eating disorders - particularly beliefs of abandonment and self-loathing.
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May be it is more about compatibility than matching. Our findings suggest a ‘perceived expertise’ effect, where older therapists, relative to the client, may be viewed as more competent, enhancing client outcomes.
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Great catching up with colleagues from the International Academy of Body Image, Eating Problems and Health (www.uqac.ca/abeh/) at Quebec City to plan our study examining the link between perceptions of climate change and body image/eating behaviours across 14 countries.
Well done Sabine Lehane on a great conference presentation showing our findings that psychotherapy outcomes improve as the age of the therapist increases above the age of the client, and for female clients the rate of early dropout decreases as male therapist age increases.
My PhD student Shuang Liang showed that while adults with Binge Eating Disorder and depression have higher micronutrient intake than depressed controls, those with BED (but not the control group) showed a negative correlation between perceived stress and the consumption of certain micronutrients.
Our recent study suggests that iron supplementation in pregnant mothers may reduce the risk of preschool aged obesity in boys born macrosomia.
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Congratulation to Copeland on her first publication from her PhD.We are working busily on her other manuscripts so hopefully there will be a few more publications related to treating ARFID coming soon.
#ARFIDawareness #eatingdisorderresearch #EatingDisorders
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Our new study found that environmental tobacco smoke exposure during early life, particularly prenatally and in infancy, increases the risk of ADHD-like behaviours in a large sample of Chinese preschoolers.
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Our recently published study indicates that young children who consume probiotics - and in particular Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis R0033, Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071,
and Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 - had a lower risk of being overweight.
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Our new publication shows that while prenatal multivitamin supplementation has a protective effect against neurodevelopmental delay in preschool children, early childhood probiotic intake is associated with an enhancement of this protective effect. #probiotics
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Our new study indicates that prenatal multivitamin supplementation may help reduce the risk of neurobehavioral developmental disorders.
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Our latest thoughts on the possible role of persister bacteria in the link between the gut microbiome and depression.
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A study in Scientific Reports supports the theory of the intergenerational epigenetic transmission of violence trauma in humans by identifying novel DNA methylation sites and evidence for epigenetic age acceleration. These results indicate important directions for future research. 🧪
Our recent study shows that exclusive breastfeeding for a period from 2 to 6 months, coupled with extended breastfeeding lasting for at least 8 months, is protective against autistic traits in young children. #autism #breastfeeding #autisticsky
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You know you are getting old when a new honours student asks you to supervise her honours thesis because you supervised her mother’s masters thesis 20 odd years ago.
How does #depression alter the brain?
New research has that, when given external stimuli, depressed brains process information about how others are feeling in a way that is different to those without depression.
Click the link to learn more 👇
#IoPPNNews
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Congratulations to Shuang Liang who passed her PhD articulation presentation today allowing her to transfer from an MPhil to a PhD. Shuang’s research looks at the relationships between dietary intake, blood micronutrient levels and eating disorder psychopathology.
Some of our clinic’s current thoughts on interprofessiomal practice with individuals with ARFID
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Just had a great Zoom meeting with the other collaborators from the International Academy of Body Image, Eating Problems and Health. We will soon be implementing the largest ever cross country survey examining the relationships between perceptions of climate change and body image/disordered eating.
Our case study is proof of concept for our meta-emotion therapy as a treatment for binge eating disorder wit comorbid complex PTSD.
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