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Research Opportunities

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  **All contact information is listed in each study**

Country: Canada

University/Organization: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Research Opportunity: Evaluating digital storytelling to support the illness experience of patients and families living with bipolar disorder

Brief Inclusion Criteria: Canadian and all international psychiatrists and allied mental health providers with expertise in bipolar disorder (expertise meaning personal interest and significant experience) 

International Participants Accepted: Yes - All Countries

Deadline to Participate: May 2025

Contact Name and Email : Sandalia Genus sandalia.genus@sunnybrook.ca

For more details on this opportunity, see study flyer here or visit study webpage here

 

Country: Australia 

University/Organization: Australian National University (ANU)

Research Opportunity: Australian Doctors' Perspectives on the Safety of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy (PAP) for Bipolar Depression (DrPAP)

Brief Inclusion Criteria: Australian general practitioners and psychiatrists with varying levels of expertise in managing bipolar disorder.  Participants must be a member of at least one of the following organizations: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

International Participants Accepted: No; must practice in Australia and meet inclusion criteria listed above

Deadline to Participate: January 22, 2025

Contact Name and Email: Rosana Freitas  rosana.freitas@anu.edu.au

For more details on this opportunity, see study flyer here or visit study webpage here

 

Country: United States

University/Organization: UC Berkeley

Research Opportunity: Healthy Lifestyles for Bipolar Disorder

Brief Inclusion Criteria: 18-65 years old; diagnosed with and receiving treatment for bipolar disorder; experiencing issues with sleep or keeping daily routines; have access to a working smartphone with a camera

International Participants Accepted: Yes - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Australia 

Deadline to Participate: December 2029

Contact Name and Email : CALM Program calmprogram@berkeley.edu 

For more details on this opportunity, see study flyer here or visit study webpage here

 

Country: United States

University/Organization: University of Houston

Research Opportunity: Predictors of Motivation to Work for People with Serious Mental Illness

Brief Inclusion Criteria: 18-65 years old; diagnosed with a psychiatric illness; continue to have or have had significant difficulties that affect ability to do one or more major life activities in the past year; having symptoms currently or in the past year

International Participants Accepted: No- United States residents only 

Deadline to Participate: December 2024

Contact Name and Email : Abha Prasad    aprasad7@cougarnet.uh.edu

For more details on this opportunity, see study flyer here or visit study webpage here

 

Country: United States

University/Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder

Research Opportunity: Positive Emotion Dysregulation (PED) in Bipolar Disorder Onset and Illness Course in Emerging Adults: Young Emerging Adult Research Study (YEARS)

Brief Inclusion Criteria: 18-25 years old; able to attend IN-PERSON sessions in Boulder, CO; have a personal history of bipolar disorder OR no mental health history; complete a brief pre-screening survey 

International Participants Accepted: No- United States residents only; must be able to attend IN-PERSON sessions in Boulder, CO

Deadline to Participate: April 1, 2027

Contact Name and Email : YEARS Study Team years-study@colorado.edu

For more details on this opportunity, see study flyer here or visit study webpage here