Brain and body markers to improve treatment for social anxiety
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study uses brain recordings (EEG and MRI) to understand how treatments help people with social anxiety. It also looks for signals that may predict who is most likely to benefit from treatment.
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Who can take part
- Be between 18 and 50 years old
- Either be a healthy volunteer (with low social anxiety symptoms) or have social anxiety disorder (high symptoms)
- If you have social anxiety: your main distress must be social anxiety, with high LSAS and at least mildly severe overall symptoms
- You must be able to follow study rules, including joining the consent process and attending sessions
- You cannot have certain mental health conditions (like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia/psychosis) or recent substance misuse
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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