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PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF OUR STUDIES!
ABHC CURRENT STUDIES
At ABHC we believe strongly in the importance of conducting research. This is a vital step in learning more about the nature of anxiety with the ultimate hope that this knowledge will reduce the suffering created by anxiety.
Being treated at our clinic will involve a reciprocal and mutually beneficial relationship. Individuals coming to the clinic are co-investigators. We learn from our patients just as they learn from us. Our current, on-going research studies are described below.
Please email us or call at 850 / 645-1766 if you are interested in any of these studies, or if you have questions. You can also complete our simple and completely confidential recruitment form.
CURRENT STUDIES
STAMP
SMOKING TREATMENT & ANXIETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Smoking remains a leading preventable cause of death and disability in the United States. Recent research has also suggested that it acts as a risk factor in the development of panic and related anxiety disorders.
In collaboration with researchers from the University of Vermont, we are conducting a brief smoking cessation and anxiety management treatment. The intervention is free for eligible participants and involves four individualized sessions with a trained therapist.
If you are eighteen years old or older, a regular smoker, and interested in quitting, please complete the online recruitment form or contact us for more information on the STAMP study.
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BABY PREP
PARENT READINESS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Postpartum anxiety and related distress is increasingly being recognized as a serious problem with negative health consequences for the mom and infant. Emerging research has revealed specific factors that may place certain individuals at risk for experiencing distress following the birth of their baby.
In collaboration with researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, we are investigating exciting new ways of prevent postpartum anxiety and related distress. Baby PREP will provide the mom-to-be with important tools for dealing with anxiety symptoms. This intervention is included in 6 free prenatal education classes.
If you are 18 or older, in your 2nd or 3rd trimester and married or living with a partner you may be eligible. Please contact us for more information or go to the Baby PREP website.
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MAP
MULTI-SITE AUTO-INFORMATION PROCESSING STUDY
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This research investigation is helping us understand different information processing styles and mechanisms that play a role in anxiety. The findings have the potential of helping us develop innovative treatment strategies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder.
Participate now in this exciting opportunity to help science move forward. Receive a free anxiety screening, along with treatment referral information. If eligible for the study, participants will also be compensated with $40 and participate in a $50 Best-Buy gift certificate raffle. Please complete the online recruitment form or contact us for more information on the MAP study.
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ATTENTION RETRAINING FOR GAD | |
In collaboration with researchers at the University of California, we are testing a novel therapeutic intervention that is focused on correcting "over-attention" to threat. The process is simple - it requires only a few visits where participants complete a series of computer tasks.
Despite its simplicity, preliminary findings suggest that this intervention provides significant relief. Please complete the online recruitment form or contact us for more information.
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COMPULSIVE HOARDING TREATMENT
Compulsive hoarding is a little studied condition that represents a major public health concern both from a personal and public health perspective. Traditionally, treatment for compulsive hoarding has been relatively more difficult than for other conditions, and it is thus imperative that we explore additional ways in which to improve the therapeutic outcome for hoarding.
We are investigating a novel intervention that may supplement traditional cognitive-behavioral therapies for compulsive hoarding. By focusing initially on a specific risk factor for hoarding, which on the surface does not appear to be associated with collecting behaviors, we are hoping to examine the impact on an individual's readiness for CBT.
This intervention is free to eligible participants and involves four individualized sessions with a trained therapist. If you are eighteen years or older and interested in treating your collecting and acquiring problem, please complete the online recruitment form or contact us for more information.
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