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Call for Participation: Eating Disorders, Social Media & Digital Technology Workshop

 University of Lincoln, UK, Monday 7th December 2015.

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It is estimated that nearly three quarters of a million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder (ED). The effects of EDs can also be dramatic; all EDs have been shown to greatly affect quality of life for the person involved, and those around them, and frequently have very serious impact on a person's physical health. Anorexia nervosa (AN), for instance, has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder, and it is estimated that less than 50% of people with AN recover completely from their illness.



For large sections of the population, and younger people in particular, the use of interactive apps, social media and online services are already entwined with every part of everyday life - including health and wellbeing. It is thought social media, for instance, play a major part in how people seek information about EDs and how they seek to communicate with others about them. However, EDs are a multifaceted problem, and their relationship with digital and social media is equally intricate.



The Eating Disorders, Social Media and Digital Technology Workshop seeks to better our understandings of how digital technology and social media impacts - both positively and otherwise - on EDs and to generate ideas for new research agendas and directions in this area. The workshop is organised by the EPSRC "Social Computing And Mental Health Research Network" (see 1in4.tech) and will be held at the Think Tank, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK on Monday 7th December 2015.



Attendance at the workshop is free, and we will provide lunch and refreshments. Anyone can attend and take part, but we would also like invite researchers to present short 5-10 minute talks explaining their own interests in the area; a number of small travel bursaries are also available for such speakers. The program will also feature a number of invited international speakers, including Anna Lavis (University of Birmingham), Munmun de Choudhury (Georgia Tech), Beth Bell (York St. John University) and Wyke Stommel (Radboud University). Half of the day will be devoted to workshop activities aimed at generating ideas for new research and collaborations in this area.



For more information, and to register to attend or to speak, please see our website at http://eating-disorders.technology/ or contact Sophie Buckle ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Shaun Lawson ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).


The University of Lincoln, located in the heart of the city of Lincoln, has established an international reputation based on high student satisfaction, excellent graduate employment and world-class research.

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