The national DBSA organization has announced that Skye Keywise app creators are recruiting beta testers to use their wellness app for two weeks and to complete a survey, which will help with making the best product possible for people living with mood disorders. KeyWise AI was founded as a spin-off based on research done at...
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In-person gatherings cancelled until further notice, starting February 23, 2022.
We regret that we need to cancel all our in-person gatherings until further notice, as of February 23, 2022. Our online meetings will continue to be held weekly on Wednesdays from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. We offer sincere thanks to the hosts of our past in-person gatherings for their generosity and kindness.
Yale School of Medicine is seeking participants in a study of mood disorders.
Yale School of Medicine’s Translational Brain Imaging Program in New Haven, Connecticut is seeking participants in a research study on mood disorders. The information below was provided by the Yale researchers. Note that DBSA Greater Hartford was told that the researchers may also be open to paying train fare in addition to the compensation for...
Medical researchers seeking participants for several paid research studies focusing on symptoms of OCD and depression.
Medical researchers affiliated with the Psychiatric Neurocognition Lab at NYU Langone Health and the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, NY are recruiting participants for several paid research studies focusing on symptoms of OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and depression. They are recruiting in Rockland County, Westchester County, and New York City area. They provide...
CDC adds mood disorders and schizophrenia to their list of medical conditions associated with higher risk from COVID-19 infection.
On October 14, 2021, the CDC added mood disorders and schizophrenia spectrum disorders to their list of medical conditions associated with higher risk for those with COVID-19 infections. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is a national public health agency of the United States. Click here to read the CDC announcement. The CDC’s...
Request for participants in a research project on the stigma experiences of women who hear voices.
Chloe Mackie, a fourth-year student at the University of the West of Scotland, is working on a research project on the stigma experiences of women who hear voices and the impact that this may have on their opportunities and relationships. This research involves an anonymous interview where participants will be asked about their experiences with...
Request for survey participants – parents of children with a diagnosed mental illness.
Christine Clark, a doctoral student in the Advanced Standing Psy.D. in School Psychology program at Georgian Court University in New Jersey, is seeking parents of children with a diagnosed mental illness to participate in a study on parental grief experiences. Ms. Clark’s dissertation chairperson is Dr. Theresa J. Brown. If you would like to help...
External presentation: Adult Depression: Getting on the Path to Wellness as a Family.
Families for Depression Awareness presented a free webinar, Adult Depression: Getting on the Path to Wellness as a Family, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. You can register to watch a recording of the webinar. Please note that DBSA Westchester NY is not affiliated with Families for Depression Awareness. In this webinar, Dr. Christine M. Crawford...
For The Heart Cries: A blog about suicide.
The author of For The Heart Cries contacted us to let us know about his blog about suicide, https://fortheheartcries.blogspot.com. He writes movingly and from personal experience dealing with suicidal thoughts and the loss of loved ones to suicide. We thank the author for bringing his writing to our attention, and we hope that his insights...
Recorded external webinar on “Pandemic parenting: supporting teen mental health”.
Families for Depression Awareness presented a free Pandemic Parenting: Supporting Teen Mental Health webinar on Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:15 PM ET/ 4:00 to 5:15 PM PT. to watch the recorded webinar. In this webinar, Dr. Archana Basu, discussed how the pandemic is affecting teen, parent, and family mental health. Dr. Basu...