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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🗣️ Give peer supporters a seat at the table. Lizzie Mitchell warned that without valuing their voices, we risk burnout and moral injury in peer workers. 🎥 Watch Lizzie (from 27:45): buff.ly/ESrkyQz #PeerSupport #MentalHealth #Recovery

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Dump The Scales @dumpthescales.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative @edgiuk.bsky.social needs you! EDGI are looking for people with experience of any eating disorder (formal diagnosis not required!) to take part in their groundbreaking research on eating disorders. ⭐Be part of change. Sign up now👉 edgiuk.org

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Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative | EDGI UK

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative is a project set up by King's College London, in collaboration with Beat, to explore genetic and environmental risk factors for eating disorders.

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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant that works even for patients who don't respond to other medication. The @kingsioppn.bsky.social discovery that the drug's antidepressant effects involve the brain’s opioid system offer insight into how it treats depression. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ketamin...

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Ketamine could treat depression by interacting with the brain's 'opioid system'

New research has found that Ketamine's antidepressant effects involve the brain’s opioid system.

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Madi; fighting myself to stay alive 🇵🇸 @madi-faith.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

; weight loss jabs are "functioning as medically-prescribed eating disorders." 👏🏻👏🏻 sadly, this is 100% accurate and making the jab so widely available will cause untold amounts of harm. this article is well worth a read. via @dumpthescales.bsky.social www.endeatingdisorders.org/post/from-wh...

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Weight loss are functioning as a medically-prescribed eating disorder.

From what I can see, these jabs are functioning as a medically-prescribed eating disorder. I am watching friends and loved ones engage in the behaviours I worked so hard to address. I am watching the...

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EDCRN (Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network) @edcrn.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

A privilege to be back in Parliament this week for an event organised as part of the APPG on Eating Disorders with @hopevirgo.bsky.social and @werahobhouse.bsky.social. A wonderful opportunity to chat about EDCRN @edgiuk.bsky.social and the importance of continued investment in ED research.

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Dump The Scales @dumpthescales.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thank you so much for joining us yesterday @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social at the APPG for Eating Disorders and for always being such a huge supporter of our campaigning work! We're sure the @edgiuk.bsky.social team loved meeting you and chatting all things research and genetics!

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Gerome Breen @psychgenomics.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

@edgiuk.bsky.social EDGI UK paper alert - in this paper RA and PhD student Saakshi Kakar worked on using the free text responses in EDGI and also the GLAD study @gladstudy.bsky.social to find new information about eating disorder symptoms.

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Dump The Scales @dumpthescales.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who came along including @edgiuk.bsky.social, @rachelegan.bsky.social, @priyatew.bsky.social @annacarnegie.bsky.social and of course a huge big thank you to @werahobhouse.bsky.social @hopevirgo.bsky.social for pulling it altogether!

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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 18/06/2025

I hosted eating disorder experts & campaigners in Parliament today. For too long, eating disorders have been misunderstood - it was therefore great to offer an opportunity to improve ED awareness. Thank you to @edgiuk.bsky.social, @dumpthescales.bsky.social & @edcrn.bsky.social joining us🤝

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Saakshi @saakshikakar.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📊 We text-mined 1,675 responses from participants in @gladstudy.bsky.social & @edgiuk.bsky.social who had anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder Many described behaviours that weren’t part of standard clinical or research assessments, but were harmful and clinically relevant

Two-part diagram illustrating steps in data processing. Part 1, titled 'Merging dataframes,' shows three blue database icons connected by red lines, representing the merging process. Part 2, titled 'Preprocessing,' features a funnel labelled 'Responses' at the top. Inside the funnel, arrows indicate stages: 'Tokenisation,' 'Removing stop words,' and 'Stemming.' An arrow at the bottom points to the word 'Tokens'.

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Maudsley @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

New research from @kingsioppn.bsky.social @nihrbioresource.bsky.social has identified a range of weight loss behaviours associated with #eatingdisorders which are not currently included in assessment criteria: www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2025/j... 📽️First author Saakshi Kakar explains:👇

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Dump The Scales @dumpthescales.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We're hosting a drop-in session next Wednesday over lunchtime where you can meet the #DumpTheScales and @edgiuk.bsky.social teams to find out more about our work around eating disorders. We'd love to have you there @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social and @steffanaquarone.bsky.social 🙌

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Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders @kingsedresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

🧠Autistic people with EDs face unique barriers to care. This paper explores how the #PEACEPathway—a tailored, autism-informed ED approach—improves engagement. 8 key domains emerged, leading to a practical self-assessment checklist for services. www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

How do we make #EatingDisorder treatment more inclusive to Autistic people? One way is the 'PEACE Pathway', led by IoPPN's Prof Kate Tchanturia, a treatment that adapts to the individual – not the other way around. #AutismAcceptanceMonth Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/making-eatin...

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Making eating disorder treatment more inclusive: The PEACE Pathway

April is Autism Acceptance Month – a time not only to raise awareness, but to champion acceptance, inclusion, and real-world change for Autistic people. One brilliant example of this is the PEACE…

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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

How do we untangle the mind-body connection to better treat chronic pain? IoPPN researcher Dr Lauren Heathcote, PhD joined Science Friday for a discussion on a new psychological treatment that shows early promise in eliminating chronic back pain. Listen now: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/chr...

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Untangling The Mind-Body Connection In Chronic Pain

Research suggests that better understanding the psychological and neurological components of chronic pain may lead to better treatments.

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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) @pgcgenetics.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The authors text-mined free-text responses from 1,675 participants with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder from the GLAD Study and @edgiuk.bsky.social‬ 2/5

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Maudsley @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We’re excited to share the news that @edgiuk.bsky.social is now collaborating with the @broadinstitute.org of MIT and Harvard. The Broad Institue will sequence the exomes of EDGI UK participants diagnosed with eating disorders. www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2025/m... @psychgenomics.bsky.social

EDGI UK now collaborating with the Broad Institute to sequence exomes of participants with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Maudsley @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Interested in taking part in #eatingdisorders research? Browse the @maudsleynhs.bsky.social website for studies like @edgiuk.bsky.social which are currently recruiting, and search by condition. 👉 slam.nhs.uk/take-part-in... #EDAW #BePartofResearch @edifyresearch.bsky.social

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Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative @edgiuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Everyone’s posting their #SpotifyWrapped, but let me introduce you to a different ‘wrapped’... EDGI UK wrapped 2024!🔬 Thank you to all our participants, we could not do this without you. Go to edgiuk.org for more information!

orange background with purple, white and darker orange squiggly lines and the number 1-5 with images (party hat, magnifying glass, megaphone, blog, big ben). Text reads: our top EDGI moments, Celebrating our 4th anniversary! Publishing a paper on our study design and initial findings. Attending ED advocacy events and meeting with our participants! Restarting our EDGI Blog as a way to stay in touch with our participants. Being a part of the Eating Disorders All Party Parliamentary Group, eating disorders genetics initiative, EDGI, edgiuk.org

orange background with purple, white and darker orange squiggly lines. Text reads: number of kits, in 2024 EDGI received 665 saliva kits, that’s a 12.9% increase since 2023! eating disorders genetics initiative, EDGI, edgiuk.org

orange background with purple, white and darker orange squiggly lines and numbers 1-5 with images of our top posts. Text reads: our top posts, Symptoms of ARFID. Experiencing atypical anorexia. Eating disorder recovery is always possible. Eating disorder awareness week theme: ARFID. Eating disorders are not a white mental health condition, eating disorders genetics initiative, EDGI, edgiuk.org

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Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative @edgiuk.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Boundaries are key🔐 Honour your limits and respect others’ Whether it’s avoiding tough topics or taking a break from crowded events, try to protect your peace and relationships. For support, @beated is available. edgiuk.org

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Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative @edgiuk.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Hi BlueSky! We're EDGI UK, an online research study exploring the genetic and environmental influences of all eating disorders Our study is open to anyone ⭐16+ ⭐residing in England ⭐Has ever experienced an eating (diagnosis not required) Join today: edgiuk.org

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EDCRN (Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network) @edcrn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! We are the EDCRN, an initiative working to establish a UK-wide research network spanning child and adult eating disorder services.

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Johan Zvrskovec 🇺🇦 @johanzvrskovec.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Huge welcome to the Bluesky accounts of the world's largest cohort studies of anxiety and depression, and eating disorders @gladstudy.bsky.social and @edgiuk.bsky.social 🧪 #episky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #devpsych #Medsky

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