The Value of Diversity: Unveiling New Strategies for BFRBs

In this video, we explore how mental health disorders, especially Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs), often get pigeonholed with traditional thinking, and how we need a diverse range of voices and perspectives to move the field forward.

We hear about the importance of cross-disciplinary research and fresh perspectives from different areas of science including primate studies, sleep research, and basic biology.

Speakers stress the importance of researchers with lived experience of BFRBs leading the science in this field; as their unique insights can unlock new potential for understanding and treatment.

The Oxford BFRB conference took place on 13 Sep 2024, and featured a range of scientists, and aimed to broaden the approach to researching BFRBs by integrating diverse expertise and innovative research methodologies.

00:00 Innovative Research and Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration (Clare Mackay)
00:14 Innovative Research and New Perspectives (Aneela Idnani)
00:45 The Importance of Diverse Scientific Perspectives (John Piacentini)
01:18 Empowerment Through Lived Experiences (Bridget Bradley)
01:37 Highlights of the Oxford BFRB Conference (John Geddes)
01:52 The Power of Lived Experience in Research (John Geddes)

This video was recorded by The Mental Elf at the 2024 Oxford BFRB Conference #OxBFRBconf organised by BFRB UK and Ireland and the University of Oxford. Find out more at http://psych.ox.ac.uk/BFRBs