Body Image Disorders Research Participant Registry

You are invited to join the Body Image Disorders Research Participant Registry. Please read this information carefully. Before deciding whether or not to join, you might want to talk about it with a relative, friend or healthcare worker. Swinburne University of Technology conducts a range of research projects on body image disorders. These often require the participation of: -People diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) -People diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) -People who have recovered from anorexia nervosa -People diagnosed with bulimia nervosa (BN) -People diagnosed with binge eating disorder (BED) -Family members of people with body image disorders -People without a diagnosis but experience body image concerns -People who don’t experience body image concerns To aid researchers in undertaking quality research into this field, the Body Image Disorders research group has established a registry of people who are interested in assisting body image research by agreeing to be contacted about research projects that are being undertaken. The registry contains names and contact details, together with some basic information that will help us identify who is suitable for projects, such as whether you have received a mental illness diagnosis, whether you have ever experienced a head injury, handedness, family history of psychiatric illness and your English-speaking ability. If you do decide to join, authorised researchers may contact you when recruiting for studies on body image disorders, to inform you about the research and ask whether you would be interested in participating. Should you be contacted about a particular project, you would be provided with full project details to make an informed decision about whether to take part. You will not be obliged to participate in any project if you did not wish to. There are no harms or potential risks associated with participation. The likely benefits of this registry are a coordinated response to participant recruitment which will reduce the burden on future participants. Any research projects you are contacted about will first have been approved by an independent ethics committee. Only authorised researchers at Swinburne University of Technology and their collaborators will have access to details contained in the registry. All researchers wishing to access the database will need to apply for, and be granted permission prior to being able to access the registry. If you are contacted about a potential research study, you will always be given the option to remain on the participant registry or withdraw. You can be removed from the registry at any time upon your request by contacting the Chief Investigator, Prof. Susan Rossell on (03) 9214 8173 or email srossell@swin.edu.au. If you send an email or leave a telephone message, please indicate your name and address and stating “withdraw from body image disorder research registry”, and we will remove your name from this registry.