Aaron Keshen
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Aaron Keshen
@keshen.bsky.social
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Wondering what our organization is all about? Swipe to learn more about the Eating Disorders Association of Canada:
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Did you know? EDAC's next conference is coming up next April, and members can receive a discount when registration opens. Be sure to save the date!
August 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Lived experience plays a very important role in ED research. This new study investigates over 6,500 research articles to analyze lived experience in research ideation, search strategy, and analysis: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Learning From Those Who Have Lived: A Scoping Review Exploring the Involvement of Lived Experience Co‐Design in Eating Disorder Research Methodologies
Objective There is a growing demand in health research and policy to meaningfully involve people with lived experience in co-creating research and treatment services, especially in eating disorders....
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August 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Heading back to school this fall? Make sure to take advantage of our student membership deal to enjoy benefits like networking, learning more about ED research, and more!
August 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Interested in attending our next annual conference? Save the date for April 27-28 2026! Meet colleagues in the ED field, learn about new research in the field, and more!
August 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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We're offering a new membership discount for students who want to become EDAC members! For a limited time, student memberships will be free! Sign up here: edac-atac.com/register/mem...
July 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Our Psychotherapists in Private Practice Section is meeting next week! Interested in joining? Email us at edac@edac-atac.ca to get started, we'd love for you to attend!
July 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Different eating disorders can all have a diverse range of symptoms, and not all are easily recognizable. This article explores weight loss behaviors that go beyond traditional diagnostic criteria: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Beyond the Diagnostic Checklist: A Large‐Scale Analysis of Under‐Recognized Weight Loss Behaviors in Individuals With Eating Disorders
Objective This study aimed to explore the diverse range of weight loss behaviors that extend beyond traditional diagnostic criteria, highlighting the variability in symptom presentation. Method We...
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July 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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#ICYMI, we're giving away a free year of EDAC membership, and there's still time to enter in the draw! Head to our instagram page to find the details: linktr.ee/edac_atac
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Eating Disorders Association of Canada Professionals in the field of ED
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July 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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What role does Artificial Intelligence have in the field of eating disorders? The International Journal of Eating Disorders is accepting research on the topic, with initial submissions due July 25 and final revisions due November 30: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
July 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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We're giving away a free year of EDAC membership! To enter, head to our instagram page and like and share our post mentioning this contest, and you'll be automatically entered!

A winner will be picked and announced next week, and it could be you!
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Eating Disorders Association of Canada Professionals in the field of ED
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July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Thinking about becoming a member with EDAC? Benefits include access to webinars, networking opportunities, and a discount on tickets to attend our next annual conference in Halifax! edac-atac.com/become-a-mem...
July 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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#ICYMI, our recent webinar on talking to clients about medications like Ozempic is now up on our website. Members can access this recording, as well as other past webinars, here: edac-atac.com/members-area...
July 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Working on a student research project? We're starting a new series in our newsletter to highlight the incredible and important work that students are doing in the ED field! Submissions should be emailed to edac@edac-atac.ca, up to 500 words in accessible language.
July 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Delivering Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT‐T) for Eating Disorders: Examining Real‐World Outcomes of a Large‐Scale Training Program - Dixon - International Journal of Eating Disorders - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Delivering Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT‐T) for Eating Disorders: Examining Real‐World Outcomes of a Large‐Scale Training Program
Objective Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Ten (CBT-T) is a 10-session manualized eating disorder (ED) treatment protocol for nonunderweight EDs. CBT-T was developed to increase access to treatment and ...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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"Body functionality" is a new and growing field of research within the ED community, with principles that have been present in Indigenous cultures for centuries. Learn more about the intersections between body functionality and Indigenous knowledge here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Body functionality through an indigenous lens: Learning from indigenous knowledge systems to facilitate appreciation
Body functionality, a facet of positive body image, has demonstrated its strong relationship with improvements in body image and wellbeing. While body…
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July 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Eating disorders can affect anyone, from any demographic group. Using lived experience, the NEDIC has put together a series of resources, supports, and information for 2SLGBTQ+ people about different aspects of EDs: nedic.ca/2slgbtq/
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June 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The negative impacts of weight bias in healthcare professionals has been well documented. This new article by @JEatDisord explores implicit and explicit weight bias of undergraduate female students in health-related fields: jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Weight bias among undergraduate women with health-related majors: a systematic review - Journal of Eating Disorders
Background Weight bias in healthcare has negative consequences for both patients and providers. While weight bias has been examined among healthcare professionals, understanding levels of bias during ...
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June 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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What is ARFID? This disorder is new in the DSM-5, typically motivated by a lack of interest in eating, different from other eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia which are more tied to body image concerns. Learn more about ARFID here:
June 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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New research from the "Body Image" journal analyzes body concealment and its connection to self-objectification, finding that body concealment is negatively linked to overall wellbeing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reveal or conceal your body? Differential manifestations of self-objectification are related to different patterns for women
Body concealment, namely the attitudes and strategies specifically aimed at avoiding the other’s gaze towards one’s body, is here advanced as a releva…
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June 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Want to learn more about Eating Disorders in LGBTQ+ communities? Our next #SpeakerSeries is tomorrow, discussing clinical recommendations for treating EDs in Transgender communities. Email us today to sign up!
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Our next speaker series is coming up soon! Join us on June 26 at 12pm ET for an engaging discussion on treating eating disorders in transgender communities, with research-informed recommendations for clinical practice
June 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Did you know we're growing our presence on social media? Find all our accounts here, including Tik Tok, X, Facebook, and Instagram: linktr.ee/edac_atac
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June 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Distance and cost can act as significant barriers to accessing ED care. A new pilot study tests the effectiveness of a guided self-help intervention. Read more:
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Study of Guided Self-Help for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
A small pilot study yielded positive results for adolescents Barriers to care for eating disorders among young people include distance, cost
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June 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Previous research shows that online sexual objectification can influence disordered eating in female college students. This article goes in depth on the relationship between these variables, and provides recommendations to prevent disordered eating:
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The influence of online sexual objectification experience on female college students’ disordered eating: the mediator of body surveillance and the moderator of physical exercise - Journal of Eating Di...
Background Previous studies have shown that sexual objectification experience is closely related to eating disorders in adolescent female students, but the mechanisms and conditions under which online...
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June 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM