Since 2016, the Adversity and Distress From Eating Research (ADFER) group has sought to understand adverse experiences and psychological mechanisms contributing to eating disorders, as well as implications for treatment.

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Last updated on May 4, 2023 4 min read
Coping with the anorexic voice

Let me introduce myself – I am Jordan, a current third year trainee clinical psychologist at Cardiff University. I have an interest in early intervention and preventative approaches. I also spent a significant portion of my life struggling with an eating disorder and anorexic voice, which has led me to my interest in researching this area.

Last updated on Dec 5, 2022 5 min read
Let’s talk about Autism and Eating Disorders

I am a trainee clinical psychologist trying to navigate my way through my third year of clinical training. When it came to deciding my long-scale research project, I was excited when an opportunity to combine two interests of mine came up.

Last updated on Feb 21, 2022 2 min read
The thin-ideal and its relationship with disgust

This research project presented an experimental study of the link between disgust and body image in a sample of undergraduate students who had high or low eating disorder (ED) symptomatology.