Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Study of Clinician Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes

About this study

Research Team

A/Prof Isabel Krug, Dr Vanja Rozenblat, Dr Lyza Norton, Mr Rory Scully (MClinPsy)

Institution

The University of Melbourne

Ethics Approval Number

29724

Project Start Date

1 March 2024

Project End Date

31 October 2025

Participants

Australian healthcare workers working with eating disorders or practicing psychedelic-assisted therapy.

What is Involved

A 15-20 minute Zoom interview and a brief survey. A $30 eFlexi gift voucher is provided to all participants.

Ethics Approval Number

29724

Location

Melbourne

Contact Details

Rory Scully/rory.scully@student.unimelb.edu.au

Psychedelic-assisted therapy has shown early promise in the treatment of eating disorders. However, there is a lack of insight into the level of knowledge eating disorder specialists have about it, as well as attitudes and beliefs surrounding this potential treatment. Our study aims to identify perspectives of psychedelic-assisted therapy from clinicians 'out there' in the eating disorder field.


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