Research
Research
Study on Social Interactions
- Are you afraid of being abandoned and do you try to avoid being alone?
- Are you often confused about who you are as a person?
- Do you have unstable and intense relationships?
- Do you behave in dangerous and risky ways?
- Do yo have difficulty controlling your anger?
- Do you often feel bored, empty or in a lot of emotional pain?
- Do your emotions and moods change frequently?
If you answered “yes” to most of these questions and are between the ages of 18-45, you may be eligible to receive up to $165 as part of a research study of sensitivity to social interactions. Participation involves interviews, computer tasks, online surveys, and an electroencephalogram (EEG). There are no known health risks associated with the study.
If you would like to learn more and see if you are eligible email or call us at the SNAP Lab: socioneurostudy@gmail.com / 212-650-7985.
Download the Social Exclusion Research Flyer
Participate in a Spectrum Study (1)
Do you often feel like your emotions are out of control?
Eligibility
- Willing to speak for 5-10 minutes on the phone to enroll in the study.
- Identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or any other non-heterosexual orientation or as transgender, genderqueer or other non-cisgender identity.
- 18-35 years old.
- Living within the United States.
- Own a smartphone
For completing the entire study, you will be compensated up to $325!
See if you are eligible by visiting the link below:
https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ojbxUGrFF2lqbc
Download the Spectrum Study Flyer 1
Participate in a Spectrum Study (2)
Are you diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder?
Eligibility
- Willing to speak for 5-10 minutes on the phone to enroll in the study.
- Identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or any other non-heterosexual orientation or as transgender, genderqueer or other non-cisgender identity.
- 18-35 years old.
- Living within the United States.
- Own a smartphone
For completing the entire study, you will be compensated up to $325!
See if you are eligible by visiting the link below:
https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ojbxUGrFF2lqbc
Download the Spectrum Study Flyer 2
Exploration of Emotion Regulation & Mental Health Symptoms
My name is Sarah Chatt, and I am a fifth- year student in the School of Professional Psychology at Spalding University in Louisville, KY. You are invited to participate in a research project about problems accepting emotions, controlling impulses, using emotion regulation strategies, and mental health symptoms. This survey will take approximately 25 minutes to complete and will help professionals better understand which aspects of emotion regulation are most deficient in individuals meeting criteria for different mental health disorders.
Survey Eligibility
- 18 Years Old
- Reside in US
- 8th Grade Reading Level
Survey closes May 15th, 2023
Survey Link: spalding.questionpro.com
Download Flyer: Recruitment Flyer Final
Participate in a research study to investigate dynamics between parents and their adult children
Do you fear abandonment? Feel insecure in relationships? Feel distrustful of others? Experience mood swings? Have intense or unstable relationships?
Carilion Clinic is conducting a clinical research study to investigate dynamics between parents and their adult children.
Qualifications:
1. Ages 18-90
2. Participate with your mother or your adult child
If you would like to learn more, or see if you are eligible, call 774-571-3868 or email snazeer@carilionclinic.org.
Compensation provided!
Do You Cut or Hurt Yourself on Purpose?
Treatment for Self-Injurers through Research Study
Participants wanted for a research study at The New York State Psychiatric Institute looking at an investigational treatment for self-injury called transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS. tDCS is a non-invasive, well-tolerated form of electrical brain stimulation that can help treat depression and other conditions.
We are seeking individuals between the ages of 18-65 who self-injure (through burning, cutting, or other means). The research study involves completing questionnaires and 10 sessions of tDCS over two weeks. Three months of treatment visits with a psychiatrist for medication management will then be offered after AT NO COST to you. Compensation of $150 is provided for time and effort if you are eligible and complete all research procedures.
If you are interested, please contact Young at 646-774-7603 or at young.cho@nyspi.columbia.
More information is also available at https://tdcsresearch.
Opportunity to Participate in Research!
At the Mood and Personality Research Group in New York City, we are dedicated to learning more about the causes of and better treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder. We are one of the first groups to study the biology underlying personality difficulties.
If interested, you may be eligible to participate in a study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. You must be between 18 and 55 years old and medically healthy.
Reimbursement is provided, and travel fare for some studies may be provided in the form of a Metrocard.
For more information please visit our Mount Sinai website at mood and personality disorders research program , or call 212-241-9775.
*Please note that all study procedures take place in New York City. If you live outside of the New York City area or do not plan to travel to New York City to stay for at least 2 months, you will not be eligible for this program.
Research on Borderline Personality Disorder
Some research suggests that brain areas involved in emotional responses become overactive in people with BPD when they perform tasks that they see as negative. 1 People with the disorder also show less activity in areas of the brain that help control emotions and aggressive impulses and allow people to understand the context of a situation. These findings may help explain the unstable and sometimes explosive moods seen in BPD.2
Another study showed that, when looking at emotionally negative pictures, people with BPD used different areas of the brain than people without the disorder. Those with the illness tended to use brain areas related to reflexive actions and alertness, which may explain the tendency to act impulsively on emotional cues. 3
2. Lis E, Greenfield B, Henry M, Guile JM, Dougherty G. Neuroimaging and genetics of borderline personality disorder: a review. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2007 May; 32(3): 162–73; Silbersweig D, Clarkin JF, Goldstein M, Kernberg OF, Tuescher O, Levy KN, Brendel G, Pan H, Beutel M, Pavony MT, Epstein J, Lenzenweger MF, Thomas KM, Posner MI, Stern E. Failure of frontolimbic inhibitory function in the context of negative emotion in borderline personality disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2007 Dec; 164(12): 1832–41.
3. Koenigsberg HW, Siever LJ, Lee H, Pizzarello S, New AS, Goodman M, Cheng H, Flory J, Prohovnik I. Neural correlates of emotion processing in borderline personality disorder.Psychiatry Res. 2009 Jun 30;172(3):192–9.