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Normalising eating is a core part of treatment for people with eating disorders.  However, there is no consensus on what actually makes up normal eating and little evidence to which aspects are important for recovery.  I’m interested in describing normalised eating as a treatment goal for eating disorders.  In order to do this, I need to find out what key groups of people consider normal eating. 
Are you a clinician who has worked in the eating disorders field for a year or more?  I’d love to hear from you. 

If you’d like to participate, please visit www.surveymonkey.com/normalisedeating.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Garalynne Binford at (NZ) 09 623 4650 or garalynneb@adhb.govt.nz

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Three promising state of the art treatments for anorexia nervosa are being compared in a world-first study led by researchers from The University of Western Australia (A/Prof Susan Byrne), Flinders  University (Prof Tracey Wade), The University of Sydney (Prof Stephen Touyz), and The University of Western Sydney (Prof Phillipa Hay). International collaborators from Oxford University, Kings College London, and The University of Otago are also involved. 

The Strong Without Anorexia Nervosa  (SWAN) Study takes the form of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of three psychological treatments for anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia. It is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.  Participants receive between 25 and 40 free, outpatient, individual sessions with a Psychologist over a 10 month period. Treatment is being offered in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide and the trial is suited to men and women aged 18 years and over with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa.

Information regarding the trial can also be found on the SWAN website, at http://www.psychology.uwa.edu.au/research/swan-study 
Enquiries can also be directed to Dr Karina Allen, Study Coordinator, at treatmenttrial-psy@uwa.edu.au

The purpose of this research is to increase knowledge and understanding of Eating Disorders in Pregnancy by exploring women's experiences of living with an Eating Disorder whilst they are pregnant.

I am seeking 20 women who have been diagnosed with an Eating Disorder and have birthed within the past 12 months.

Participation is voluntary and participants may withdraw consent and terminate participation at any time, without any repercussions. They will have their privacy, confidentiality and dignity protected in every possible manner. The participants will be asked to share in one hour-long interview which will be audio-taped, but all identifying data will be removed from the final project. The final report, containing de-identified quotations, will be available at the end of the study.

Written Informed Consent will be obtained from the participants prior to them being interviewed.
Researcher: Terri Burton: t.burton@ecu.edu.au<mailto:t.burton@ecu.edu.au>
Phone: (08) 6304 3497 or 0437 415 046