Center for Eating and feeding Disorders Research (CEDaR)

🌟 CEDaR at the LEDC 2025! 🌟 The CEDaR team was well represented at this years London International Eating Disorders Conference. Our researchers presented their latest findings through workshops, short paper presentations and posters: 🧬PostDoc Helena Davies and Professor Nadia Micali from CEDaR and Dr. Moritz Herle from Kings College London,hosted a workshop titled "Bringing biology to the clinic: how can we explain genetics to our patients with eating disorders". Focused on translating complex genetic information into practical, patient-centered communication, bridging the gap between biological research and clinical practice. 💫Assistant Professor Anne Bryde Christensen presented our HALO pilot study, titled "Guided self-help CBT versus systemic narrative group therapy for binge eating disorder: a pilot study for a randomized controlled trial. 🪴PhD Student Stefana Darvariu presented for the very first time at an international conference the paper titled "Exploring gut metabolic profiles before and after fecal microbiota transplant in Anorexia Nervosa". 🧑🧑🧒🧒PhD student Amalie Schousboue gave a short paper presentation titled "Lived experience perspectives on familial high-risk studies for eating disorders". Amalie's work emphasizes the importance of integrating lived experiences when studying familial risk factors for eating disorders. 🧬PhD student Stefana Aicoboaie presented her poster on "Does familial high risk for eating disorders result in increased psychopathology?", shedding light on the potential mental health impacts of genetic predisposition. 🧠PhD student Lea Steinstad presented a poster titled "From Mother to Daughter: Cognitive Flexibility as a Potential Trait Marker for Eating Disorders". This study explores the role of cognitive flexibility in the intergenerational transmission of eating disorder risk. 🧑🧑🧒🧒Senior Researcher Mie Sedoc Jørgensen presented the BLOOM study with her poster titled "Protective and Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: a Familial High-Risk Study", aiming to identify factors that may increase or decrease the risk of developing eating Disorders. 🎮PhD student Dorthe Waage presented her poster on the development of a serious game to support caregivers, titled "Development of an Add-On Intervention for Caregivers of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Serious Game to Enhance Skills and Reduce Burden". Dorthes presentation was given an award, see our page for more on that 😊 The team has come home very inspired and full of ideas. Thank you to the London International Eating Disorders Conference for such a wonderful event ⭐️ We cant wait for next time 🇬🇧💂🎉 #EatingDisorders #Research #Conference #CEDAR #KnowledgeSharing #LEDC #forskning #psykiatri Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup Region Hovedstaden Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri Nadia Micali Anne Bryde Mie Sedoc Jørgensen Amalie Schousboe Lea Steinstad Stefana Darvariu Stefana Aicoboaie Dorthe Waage

LEDC 2025 ✨ THANK YOU! Grateful and proud to have received the Rachel Bryant-Waugh Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders, handed over by Rachel herself. What an inspiration and motivation to continue our work to better the life of families suffering from #eatingdisorders. The award was granted in recognition of my presentation of the development and planned testing of the #ACCOMPANY project, where we are using a combination of #AI and #gamification to better support parents of young people with #anorexianervosa. I had the honour of presenting this work at the London International Eating Disorders Conference. First and foremost, thank you to the programme committee for recognizing our work ⭐️ Thank you to all co-authors, to my primary supervisor and PI of our project, Nadia Micali, my co-supervisor Mette Bentz and the whole Accompany team, Nicolas Szilas Halit Mislimi Frederic Ehrler. A huge thank you to Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF for funding this project. Thank you to all the participants and our parent panel that makes this project and our research possible 🫶 Thanks to all my supportive colleagues at Center for Eating and feeding Disorders Research (CEDaR) and at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, outpatient clinic for Eating Disorders. And finally, thanks to the security staff at Heathrow Airport that would allow me to bring home a highly suspicious award-shaped object in my hand luggage ✈️ #research #seriousgames #psychiatryresearch #LEDC2025 Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup University of Geneva TECFA - UNIGE HUG - Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève

⭐️AWARD WINNER⭐️ All of us at CEDaR are extremely proud to announce that our wonderful PhD student Dorthe Waage won the Rachel Bryant-Waugh Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders, at the London Eating Disorders Conference 2025. This award recognises excellent clinical research or practice. Dorthe won the price for her work on developing a serious game as an add-on intervention supporting caregivers of young people with Anorexia Nervosa in family-based treatment. Learn more about the ACCOMPANY project, led by PI Professor Nadia Micali, by following all of our social media. Congratulations to Dorthe on the Award and congratulations to us for getting to witness this inspiring work, that is carried out in collaboration with the Capital Region of Denmarks Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services and University of Geneva. ⭐️ Thank you to Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF for funding the project. Also a big thanks to the co-authors: Nicolas Szilas Mette Bentz Halit Mislimi Nadia Micali #LEDC #eatingdisorders #psychiatry #research #forskning Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup Region Hovedstaden Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri #psykiatri #spiseforstyrrelser

Are you passionate about research in a multidisciplinary and international context?✔️ Do you have epidemiology/ longitudinal data analysis skills✔️ Do you want to make a difference by researching mental health?✔️ Have an interest in eating disorders?✔️ Look no further🔭 one of these jobs is for you!🎉

⭐ VIENNA EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE ⭐ Our head of research Professor Nadia Micali delivered a keynote speech at the Vienna Eating Disorders conference this week. The talk gave insights into how to optimise treatment and address unmet treatment needs for more common eating disorders. Center for Eating and feeding Disorders Research (CEDaR) Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri #eatingdisorders #research #psychiatryresearch #forskning #spiseforstyrrelser #keynote #psykiatri

It's #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek 💜 We asked the CEDaR team what they most want people to know about eating disorders 👇

⭐️ RECRUITMENT ⭐️ The CEDaR team is busy recruiting for our clinical studies. Our lovely research assistants Mathilde and Cathrine seen here recruiting healthy controls at Danish universities. We are recruiting participants with eating disorders and controls for a wide range of studies. Whether you have or have had an eating disorder or not, there are studies you can participante in and make a meaningful contribution towards science and for individuals suffering from eating disorders. Right now we are actively seeking participants for: 🌼ANEMONE: Neuroimaging study investigating brain macro- and microstructure in anorexia nervosa. You will have your brain scanned in an MRI scanner. Seeking individuals 18-25 years old, BMI 20-25, either with a) anorexia nervosa or b) no psychiatric disorders or somatic illnesses. Fluency in Danish required. Compensation: 500kr Contact: bal-anemone.region-hovedstadens-psykiatri@regionh.dk 🌸 BLOOM: familial high risk study investigating risk and resillience factors: seeking families with children 7-9 years old with a mother with either a) current or previous eating disorder or b) no previous or current psychiatric disorders. You and your child will have a fun day with the BLOOM team with different types of tests and activities. Fluency in Danish required. Compensation for child participant: 700-1000kr in giftcards Contact: RHP-FP-bloom@regionh.dk 😇 HALO: Psychotherapy RCT investigating 4 different psychotherapy programs for binge eating disorder. Seeking participants with binge eating disorder (not in other psychiatric treatment or on weight loss drugs) wanting psychotherapy. Fluency in Danish required. Contact: bal-halo.region-hovedstadens-psykiatri@regionh.dk Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup Region Hovedstaden Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

🌟 Exciting opportunities in Eating Disorders & Epidemiology Research! 🌟 Are you passionate about research in eating and emotional disorders, and ready to dive into research in a dynamic, international, multidisciplinary environment? We are looking for: ⭐ Postdoctoral researcher with expertise in longitudinal methods. Contribute to an international grant exploring the overlap between eating disorders and internalising disorders. 🌍 ⭐ Junior/Senior Postdoctoral researcher with expertise in psychiatric epidemiology. Contribute to a large grant, working with Danish registers and other population-based studies. 📊 Both roles offer diverse tasks, international collaboration, and the opportunity to contribute to future research in eating disorders. Apply now! More info in the links below 🔗 👇 https://lnkd.in/dM-_eSYG https://lnkd.in/dFwtanPJ

NYT OM VERDENS STØRSTE UNDERSØGELSE AF TVANGSOVERSPISNING❗ På Videnskab.dk kan du læse om HALO-projektet, hvor forskere fra Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup har undersøgt forskellige behandlingsformer mod BED (Binge Eating Disorder). Tvangsoverspisning er den mest udbredte spiseforstyrrelse i den vestlige verden, hvilket har fået forskerne til at igangsætte verdens største undersøgelse af, hvordan lidelsen bedst behandles. Studiet inkluderer i alt 320 deltagere med BED, som fordeles ud på fire forskellige behandlingsforløb ved lodtrækning: 💠Individuel terapi 💠Gruppeterapi 💠Guidet selvhjælp, bestående af adgang til en internetbaseret terapi platform, samt løbende møder og telefonopkald med en terapeut 💠En kontrolmetode, som består af systemisk-narrativ gruppeterapi, der bruges til andre typer spiseforstyrrelser i Region Hovedstaden Læs mere om projektet på Videnskab.dk, hvor du også kan møde Camilla, der gennem store dele af sit liv har kæmpet med BED 👇

🌟 Update from Brussels 🌟 Nadia Micali, Elena Jansen and colleagues from RegionH are attending the eprObes meeting in Brussels this week 🇧🇪 Today is #ObesityAwarenessDay, so they started the day with the European Workshop for Prevention of Obesity. 📽️ Watch Elena Jansen discuss feeding practices for children here: youtu.be/VN5e01LVqlo