Research Journal
Barbara Tresca, whom I met a goodly while ago, now – 2015, I think – has completed her clinical psychology doctorate and her thesis is now available. Her diligent and…
I am honoured to have been mentioned by Mirror-Mirror.org. Helping to improve public understanding of the nature of male eating disorders is just as important as advancing new knowledge gleaned…
The above titled article is newly out in Clinical Psychology Review. Here, I present a cursory analysis of the review and its significance. Here is the abstract: Historically, male presentations…
I wrote a piece this month for the online ED magazine, Mirror-mirror.org. Using some of my qualitative analysis of published stories, written by men who have endured disordered eating, I…
There’s a new article released by Trends in Urology and Men’s Health. It’s a salient, speedy read that covers the essentials and it’s aimed primarily at clinician practitioners to help…
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be a binge-eater who is male…and fat. Gone are the days when my bingeing was disguised by the edifices…
It has been a goodly while since I updated my research journal because I’ve been finishing my PhD, which I submitted yesterday (excitingly). This week the media has had a…
My latest publication is out this month: Delderfield, R. (2016) Freedom and chains: the duality of the university experience for young men with eating disorders. University and College Counselling Journal.
Tomorrow I’m giving a lecture as part of University of Bradford’s Diversity Festival. This session explores society’s abiding desire for binary genders, the changing nature of 21st century masculinities and…
If you’ve read my EDAW posts, you’ll know that I’ve been trying in earnest to begin a recovery programme to free myself from the grip of this set of habits…
Beginning to earnestly work on my recovery again has reminded me of a sad but essential fact – working toward recovery is exhausting – and that’s only after four days….
As it’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I wanted to mark the occasion by doing something a little different. So, instead of editing excerpts from my research journal I’m going to…