Research Projects

We often get requests for people to participate in research into depression. This page has been set up to put people who are interested in taking part in research in touch with researchers. If you want to advertise your research on this page, please contact us at markd@dascot.org . All research must be approved by a reputable organisation and researchers must respect participants' confidentiality. Participants must be able to change their minds at any time.  

Studies on this page: Evaluation of Internet Self-Help
                                     Long term absence from work due to anxiety or Depression

Take part in research on social anxiety and shyness

 Fiona Bell, a fourth year undergraduate psychology student at Glasgow Caledonian University is conducting her final empirical project on how shyness and social anxiety impact on individuals lives. More specifically she is interested in the effect that shyness or social anxiety have upon personal relationships and whether it contributes to feelings of loneliness.

If you would like to take part in this study it will involve filling in a questionnaire which will measure social anxiety level, relationships, loneliness and overall quality of life and should take about 15 minutes at the most complete.

If you think you might be interested in taking part please get in touch with Fiona, her email address is fbell14@caledonian.ac.uk

There is no obligation to take part and if you do decide to participate but change your mind you can do so at any time and you do not have to provide an explanation.

Evaluation of Internet Self-Help for Improving Mental Wellbeing

Do You Use Online Self-Help Therapies?

Eliane Du, a PhD student, is currently looking for people who have used or are currently using internet-based self-help websites for improving their mental well-being. She wants to find out your views on such websites: how you use/used them; whether they help/helped you; and what you like/liked or did not like about them. She is also interested to hear from people who looked at such sites but did not begin to use them, or people who stopped using them or did not complete the course.

What Will This Involve?

She would like to interview you about your experiences. This would be done online using Email, Skype, or Instant Messenger (whatever you prefer).

What Do I Do Now?

If you are interested in taking part, please click on this link to find out more through a study outline or contact e.du@sms.ed.ac.uk