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Social Anxiety Treatment
BMRI Anxiety Research and Treatment Clinic
What is the trial?
Who can participate?
Where is it?
How much will it cost?
How can I participate?
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What Is The Trial?
When an individual is treated for social anxiety at the BMRI they receive a comprehensive assessment and treatment with clinical psychologists and psychiatrists if needed. We administer best practice therapies that have been shown to be effective in reducing social anxiety, which are based on well-grounded, established psychological principles.
The aim of this trial is to develop new methods to make our programs more effective in reducing social anxiety. We have non-medication therapy only treatment approaches and medication based treatment approaches. In the case of medication treatments we are examining the role of medication to help individuals overcome social fears. Recent evidence suggests that certain medications can interact with therapy to enhance benefits. That is, the medication on its own has no effect on fear, but when used in combination with therapy, it could make the impact of therapy greater, leading to larger reductions in social anxiety than when therapy is used alone.
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Who Can Participate?
1) You must have a primary diagnosis of Social Phobia. We will conduct an interview at the first appointment to assess your main concerns. Social Phobia, in brief, can be generally thought to include severe shyness, fear and worry about being negatively evaluated by others, fear of public speaking, and avoidance of social situations.
2) If you are over 12 and consent to participate. Consent of guardians/ parent is also required in the case of children).
3) You will not be eligible to participate if you experience epilepsy, severe kidney disease, schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses, or are alcohol/ drug dependent. All female participants must not be pregnant and must be able to guarantee that they will not fall pregnant over the duration of the trial.
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Where Is It?
Camperdown (Inner City Sydney)
Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI)
Level 4, Building F
94 Mallett St, Camperdown
NSW, 2050
Campbelltown Community Health Centre
Shop 11, 261 Queen Street
CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560
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How Much Will It Cost?
Treatment will be given free of charge for all individuals participating in the trial. We ask that, in return, you complete assessment items for us throughout the trial, including one-month after the trial has finished, so that we may check to see whether you have maintained your treatment gains.
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How Can I Participate?
To participate in the BRMI trial, our preference is that you phone the BMRI Anxiety Research and Treatment Clinic.
Phone: 02 9351 0881: You will be asked to leave a message. Please leave a contact phone number and state your interest in participating in the social phobia treatment trial. One of our therapists will contact you, ask you some brief questions about your child, and then set up a time for you and your child to attend a thorough clinical assessment
Email: anxietyclinic@med.usyd.edu.au. Alternatively, you can email our research team. Please state the reason why you would like to participate in this trial and your contact details. We will then have one of our therapists telephone you as soon as possible.
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Other Questions
Q: I don't live in Sydney - can I receive this treatment elsewhere?
A: We are not aware of any other trials in Australia like this. You cannot access these treatments through a private service, as they are still in the trial phase. However, we believe very much in the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for anxiety and mood disorders. We would suggest that you seek an expert therapist who uses Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (generally psychologist or psychiatrist). Many hospitals have treatment clinics, Universities often have a psychology treatment clinic that offer good and inexpensive treatments, you can contact a professional privately through the phone directory, or you could ask your local general practitioner to recommend someone.
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