Participate in research
1. International Study to Predict Optimised Treatment - in Depression (Melbourne)
Are you feeling depressed or have you been diagnosed with depression?
If so you may be eligible to take part in a research study conducted by The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre. The study will evaluate your depression and associated treatment. This will include several hours of testing over two sessions, as well as additional phone and internet follow-up sessions. You will be asked to provide a blood sample, to answer questions and to perform various tasks (eg. memory recall) while your brain activity is measured.
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2. Gay/Bisexual Dads Study
Are you a gay/bisexual dad? Would you be willing to answer some confidential questions about your life and about your family? The purpose of this study is to examine the many ways families headed by gay fathers have been created, explore how families function, and learn about the relationship between partners.
The study consists of an online survey and will take approximately 25- 35 minutes of your time. To qualify for the study you have to identify as male, a father, and gay, bisexual or homosexual and have at least one child of any age; this child can be biological, adopted, foster, step, or other child. You do not need to be the child's legal parent to participate. This study has been approved by the University of Virginia IRB #2008-0407-00, and I am working with Dr. Charlotte J. Patterson who is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia.
If you and/or your partner are interested in participating or want further information please contact Samantha L. Tornello (Principal Investigator) via email
GayDadsStudy@gmail.com. She will send you a web link that you can use to access the study.
Thank you for your interest and I hope to hear about your family soon!
3. Are you a father who has suffered from Postnatal Depression (PND)?
Or are you the partner of a man that has experienced
postnatal depression?
I would like to talk to any men who have lived with PND (who are currently well) AND/OR their partner residing in New South Wales to discuss their experiences and understandings of PND in an ethically approved and confidential study.
I welcome correspondence from those from a wide variety of ethnicities, cultures and family types. Sufferers may have been diagnosed by a medical professional or self-diagnosed. Participants must be aged 18 years or older and be happy to engage in a semi-structured interview of approximately 60 minutes duration.
If you would like to participate or request further information please contact:
Rebecca Oxley
Sociology and Anthropology
University of New South Wales
Sydney, 2052
r.oxley@student.unsw.edu.au
(Ph): 044 9696 189