Research

Hoarding Study

Participants needed for a study on Hoarding

Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Our aim is to gain more insight into the nature of hoarding. Therefore, we are looking for participants who are suffering from hoarding behaviour for a research project which is currently being conducted at the University of Cambridge. Also, we are searching for participants who do not have any hoarding symptoms at all, but do have a first degree relative who is suffering from hoarding.

In detail, we are looking for four types of volunteers:

· those who have hoarding symptoms as well as OCD
· those who have hoarding symptoms and do not have OCD
· those who do not have any hoarding or OCD symptoms, but have a first-degree relative (parents, children, siblings) that is suffering from hoarding symptoms but not OCD
· those who do not have any hoarding or OCD symptoms, but have a first-degree relative (parents, children, siblings) that is suffering from hoarding symptoms and OCD

The study consists of some nice computer tasks and some questionnaires regarding your mood and health. The testing will take approximately 2.5 hours and you will receive 30 pounds as a thank for your participation and we will also pay for travel expenses. The testing can either be done in Cambridge, London or Welwyn Garden City.

This research has been approved by Essex 1 Research Ethics Committee.

If you are interested to take part and if you like to get some more detailed information about the study, please don’t hesitate to contact:

Martina Butt, University of Cambridge

Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute

Downing Street

Cambridge CB2 3EB

Tel.: +44 1223 764426

Email: mb690@cam.ac.uk

Tags: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, ocd, OCD Action