Research Participants Required!

[SuccessCharity]

Are you aged 12-18 with a brain injury? Are you experiencing 'low' moods? Do you know a young person who does?

The University of Exeter are conducting new research into the benefits of 'Behavioural Activation' therapy, which has proven to be effective in treating low mood in adolescents, to see if it can also treat young people with a brain injury successfully. They and are looking for participants to take part in an intervention study over a 6 week period.

Participants will need to complete daily questionnaires and some routine measures to check on progress. All contact will be online.

Everyone who completes the intervention will receive a £50 Amazon voucher!

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[jedistar in reply to SuccessCharity]

Hi,

I am a survivor of an Astra Cytomel brain tumor when I was 5. Although I am now 38, and don't qualify for this survey, I could tell you a great deal about the HORRIFIC time I had in high school in the late 90's. I was an outsider, completely different from my piers and singled out , isolated and bullied by virtually the whole school. I tried to kill myself twice and had to be home-educated through my G.C.S.E years. I do often feel down and often wished my parents ad DRs had let me die. I am deaf, have epilepsy, lost part of my right leg to cancer and have to cope with all the after effects of the tumor to.

I am on anti-depressants now which help a lot. I find that the more you distract yourself, the better it gets. I want to be a picture book author and am lucky to have a wonderful family to support me.

Laura Bailey x

[SuccessCharity Partner in reply to jedistar]

Hi Laura - So sorry that you are above the age group. Maybe they will do some research with an older group, so do keep a look out.