Members of DIS.connected are currently recruiting for the following studies.
Please note: the research projects below are being conducted by trusted academic third parties and not by DIS.connected directly. All studies advertised have been awarded ethical approval from their institution, but you should carefully check the information provided by the research study before deciding to take part.
Please see the description on the poster and the brief description to see if you would be a good fit for the study!
English proficiency required
Associated DIS.connected member: Julia Beker (supervised by Michael Anderson, Martin Dorahy, and Laura Marsh)
This study looks at memory processes in dissociative identity disorder. There are a number of tasks including a qualitative interview, questionnaires, a short experimental task, and the option for two MRI scans. Participants do not have to complete all tasks to be eligible.
Participants should have a DID diagnosis based on the SCID-D or DDIS criteria.
For more information, please contact Julia Beker at: Julia.beker@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk; 01223 769461
Associated DIS.connected member: Jeremy Cooper, Adjunct Faculty, Regent University.
Contact Jeremy Cooper at jerecoo@regent.edu to take part, or scan the attached QR code.
Associated DIS.connected member: Ruby Hamer, a PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
This study asks registered psychologists and psychiatrists to participate in a 10-minute survey about experiences and needs related to training on trauma.
Take the survey here:
Associated DIS.connected member: Julia Lebovitz, a PhD student at Vanderbilt University, US
This online study (anyone in the US; $30) includes a clinical interview; self-assessments; and an interview on experiences of depersonalization.
People in the Nashville area may also participate in our in-person study visit which could include cognitive testing, virtual reality, and a MRI scan depending on your preference ($20/hour).
Email Julia.g.lebovitz@vanderbilt.edu, call 615-322-3435, or fill out a brief study screening form.
Associated DIS.connected member: Shae Nester, a PhD student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US
The study aims to test a year-long web-based educational program.
Clinicians can complete the Screening Survey here: http://topddstudy.net. Patients, please talk to your clinicians about the possibility of participating and instruct them to complete the Clinician Screening Survey above or contact: TOPDD@towson.edu for information.
German proficiency required (Deutschkenntnisse erforderlich)
Associated DIS.connected member: Sabrina Hettegger, a PhD student at the Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg, Austria
This study focuses on pain and psychological symptoms after traumatic experiences in the German-speaking area.
Inclusion criteria are a minimum age of 18 years and a maximum age of 65 years, good German language skills, and at least one lifetime traumatic experience.
Link to study: https://surveys.emotion-salzburg.org/index.php/586884?lang=de
Associated DIS.connected member: Johannes Heekerens, a post-doc at Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
- Vorliegen einer Borderline Persönlichkeitsstö- rung, Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung und/oder Dissoziativen Störung
- mindestens 18 Jahre alt
- Smartphone für Befragung im Alltag
- regelmäßiges aktuelles dissoziatives Erleben im Alltag Diese und weitere Teilnahmevoraussetzungen werden in einem telefonischen Vorgespräch abgeklärt.
Schicken Sie uns einfach eine E-Mail unter Angabe Ihres Namens und Ihrer Telefonnummer und wir rufen Sie zurück! johannes.heekerens@charite.de
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