Affective Disorders Research Database – Information for Patients/Participants
We are building a database on individuals with mood and anxiety disorders who wish to take part in research. There are a number of potential benefits to the database:
- Assisting Service Users by increasing awareness of studies and improving opportunities to participate in research
- Researchers approved to use the database will benefit from easier identification of and access to Service Users who meet eligibility criteria
The database is a secure list of Service Users who would like to be contacted by researchers about suitable studies, including treatment trials.
Inclusion criteria:
Aged 18 or over (no upper age limit)
Ability to give informed consent
Suspected primary diagnosis of a mood, anxiety or trauma-related disorder
What happens Next?
If you would like to join the database you would complete a research assessment with a fully trained Clinical or Assistant Psychologist, to enable us to match you up with the most relevant studies. The assessment would involve talking about any symptoms you have been experiencing and filling in some questionnaires. Information from this would then be stored on the secure database, accessible only to approved researchers who would contact you if and when any suitable studies came up.
Benefits for participation:
Feedback from Service Users who are engaging with the ADRD suggest that participating in research allows them to “give something back” to the services that they have used.
It also:
- Increases awareness of studies and improving opportunities to participate in research.
- Provides an enhanced formulation and full diagnostic assessment completed by our qualified psychology team.
- Paid for participating in SOME trials.
- The opportunity to learn more about your experiences and diagnosis.
If you would like to take part please contact us on: