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Eating Disorders, Digital Mental Health

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Culture, Psychological Trauma, Humanitarian Work

Eating Disorders, Digital Mental Health

  1. Himmerich, H., Keeler, J. L., King, J. A., Ehrlich, S., Kaufmann, L. K., … Bulik, C. M. (2026). World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) consensus statement on candidate biomarkers for anorexia nervosa. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 1–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2026.2626934 (as part of the WFSBP eating disorder taskforce)

  2. He, J., Zhu, Y., Wang, S., Barnhart, W. R., Yim, S. H., & Nagata, J. M. (2026). Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Eating Disorder Psychopathology and Intuitive Eating in Chinese Adult Men and Women: Variable-and Person-Centered Approaches. Appetite, 108544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2026.108544 

  3. Wang, Z., Barnhart, W. R., Yim, S. H., Sahlan, R. N., Li, Y., Nagata, J. M., & He, J. (2026). Emotion dysregulation and thinness- and muscularity-oriented eating disorder symptoms in Chinese transgender and gender-diverse adults: a network perspective. Eating Disorders, 1–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2026.2616483

  4. Gao, X., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., Wang, P., Barnhart, W. R., Yang, C., Feng, Ji., Yim., S. H., & He, J. (2026). Associations of negative, positive, and mixed body talk with self-objectification, negative affect, body appreciation, and disordered eating in Chinese young women: An ecological momentary assessment study. Body Image, 56, 102047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2026.102047

  5. Cheng, Y., Chen, Y., Barnhart, W. R., Chen, C., Yim, S. H., Nagata, J. M., ... & He, J. (2025). Improving body image in female Chinese social media users with eating disorder symptoms: a randomized controlled trial of two online self-guided single-session interventions. J Eat Disord. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01497-3 

  6. Yim, S. H., D. W. Yoo, A. Polymerou, Y. Liu, and K. Saha. (2025). “ Generative AI for Eating Disorders: Linguistic Comparison With Online Support and Qualitative Analysis of Harms.” International Journal of Eating Disorders 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24604

  7. Yim S. H., Baudinet J, Ebenezer P, Nuttall E, Sharpe H, Schmidt U. Turning Points in Eating Disorder Recovery Among Individuals From Marginalised Communities Using Objects: A Qualitative Study. Qualitative Health Research. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/10497323251377979 

  8. Yim, S. H., Clark, D. M., Salkovskis, P. M., & Thew, G. R. (2024). Sudden gains in internet cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in routine clinical practice. Internet Interventions, 38, 100788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2024.100788

  9. Martini, M. G., Yim, S. H., Eisler, I., Micali, N., & Schmidt, U. (2024). Bonding and parent-child quality of interaction in parents with eating disorder: a scoping review. European Eating Disorders Review, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.3144

  10. Yim, S. H. (2024). Clinician bodies in eating disorder services: a commentary. Eating Disorders, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2024.2358267

  11. Yim, S. H., Schmidt, U (2024). Views and experiences of eating disorders treatments in East Asia: a meta-synthesis. J Eat Disord 12, 120. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01070-4

  12. Vollert, B., Yim, S. H., Görlich, D., Beintner, I., Gordon, G., Musiat, P., ... & Jacobi, C. (2024). Using web-based, guided self-help to bridge the waiting time for face-to-face out-patient treatment for bulimic-spectrum disorders: randomised controlled trial. BJPsych Open, 10(2), e53. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.629.

  13. Yim, S. H., & Schmidt, U. (2023). The effectiveness and cultural adaptations of psychological interventions for eating disorders in East Asia: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(12), 2165-2188. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24061

  14. Yim, S. H., Bailey, E., Gordon, G., Grant, N., Musiat, P., & Schmidt, U. (2020). Exploring Participants’ Experiences of a Web-Based Program for Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder: Qualitative Study. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(9), e17880. https://doi.org/10.2196/17880

  15. Yim, S. H., & Schmidt, U. (2019). Experiences of computer‐based and conventional self‐help interventions for eating disorders: A systematic review and meta‐synthesis of qualitative research. International Journal of Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23142

  16. Yim, S. H., & Schmidt, U. (2019). Self-Help Treatment of Eating Disorders. Psychiatric Clinics, 42(2), 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.006

Culture, Psychological Trauma, Humanitarian Work

  1. Yim, S. H., Davidson S., Rasheed, O., S. Challenges of MHPSS in Acute Emergencies: A Survey Study of ICRC MHPSS Staff (under review). 

  2. Yim, S. H., Casalotti, S., Melzak, S., Katona, C., Midgley, N. Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children’s experiences of temporary leave to remain in the United Kingdom (accepted).

  3. Yim, S. H., Haffejee, S., Hassan, S., O’Reilly, M., & Vostanis, P. (2026). Conceptualization of child safety and mental health by parents in two Global South contexts of disadvantage. International Social Work, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728261427724  

  4. Yim, S. H., and A. Polymerou. 2026. “A Systematic Review on the Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Quality of Life and Functioning Outcomes Among Populations Experiencing Ongoing Threat.” Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy33, no. 2: e70262. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70262. 

  5. Chen, Q., Yim, S. H. & Pickering, A. (2026) Psychological Interventions for PTSD Children and Adolescents Within Two Years of Natural Disasters: A Systematic Scoping Review. Journ Child Adol Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-026-00847-w 

  6. Yim, S. H., Veitch, E., Brady, F (2025). Recommendations and Reflections on Involving Survivors of Human Trafficking in Research. Clinical Psychology Forum. 

  7. Yim, S. H., & Chiu, K. (2024). The development of a mental health service for East and Southeast Asian communities in the United Kingdom: A critical reflection. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000584

  8. Yim, S. H., Said, G., & King, D. (2024). Practical recommendations for addressing the psychological needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in England: A literature and service review. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045241252858

  9. Yim, S. H., Lorenz, H., & Salkovskis, P. (2023). The Effectiveness and Feasibility of Psychological Interventions for Populations Under Ongoing Threat: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231156198.

  10. Yim, S. H. (2022). Cultural heritage through the lens of community psychology and narrative therapy: a community project on Chinese and Vietnamese diaspora in London. International Journal of Heritage Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2022.2108486

Contact

Research into Eating, Adversity and Community Mental Health Laboratory

Room 6.36

Department of Psychology

The Jockey Club Tower

University of Hong Kong

vanyim@hku.hk

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