Invitation -Version 1
REC Ref: 14/WA/0057
Date: 20.01.2014
Reassurance Seeking in Emotional Problems – Research Volunteers Needed
STUDY INVITATION
We would like to invite you to participate in a study which focuses on exploring reassurance seeking
in emotional problems. This study aims to compare reassurance seeking in OCD, Health Anxiety and
other anxiety problems to establish if they do the same or different things to the experienced
anxiety. It also attempts to increase our understanding of the role of reassurance in the maintenance
of anxiety problems and consequently improve treatment interventions for this behaviour.
We are seeking people experiencing any of the following emotional problems who would kindly be
wiling to take part in a research project:
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Health Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Social Phobia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
We are also looking for participants without a history of emotional problems
What would your participation involve?
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We will post a questionnaire pack to you and you will be asked to fill in a newly developed
questionnaire called ‘The Reassurance Seeking Questionnaire’ and also complete few other
measures about symptoms of anxiety. Following that we would ask you to post back to us
the questionnaire pack using a ‘freepost’ envelope.
In total it is expected that participation involves approximately 30 minutes of your time.
How can I participate?
If having read this and you are interested in the study please send us an email with your name and
telephone details (see our contact details below). After receiving your contact details we would like
to phone you at your convenience to explain the study further and answer any questions you may
have about the project. If you are still interested we will send you the questionnaire pack.
Who can I contact regarding the study?
If you think you might be interested in taking part, or for an informal and confidential discussion
about any aspect of the study, you can contact us:
By email: bh361@bath.ac.uk
By post: Brynjar Halldorsson, Department of Psychology, 2 South, University of Bath,
Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY
Regards,
Brynjar Halldorsson, PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychologist and CBT Therapist
Paul Salkovskis, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Applied Science, University of Bath
Invitation -Version 1
REC Ref: 14/WA/0057
Date: 20.01.2014