A commitment to partnering with people with lived experience: Beginning conversations by exploring preferred language

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Affiliations

¹ The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia.
² School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
³ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
⁴ Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Board, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁶ Australian Occupational Therapy Journal partnering research project, Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia.

Editorial

Tammy Aplin et al. Aust Occup Ther J. 2024 Feb.

. 2024 Feb;71(1):1-3.

doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12934. Epub 2024 Feb 6.

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4}, Mark Russi³, Emma Bryant⁵, Dennis Frost⁶, Maureen Ah Sam⁶, Charles Lund⁶, Emily Ong⁶, Laura Listopad⁶, Jacki Liddle^{3

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¹ The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia.
² School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
³ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
⁴ Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Board, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁶ Australian Occupational Therapy Journal partnering research project, Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia.

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