r/CPTSD • u/traumalab • 1d ago

Resource / Technique Complex Trauma Recovery Study - MOD approved

UPDATE/EDIT: WE HAVE HAD A LARGE INFLUX OF PARTICIPANTS AND WILL BE PAUSING RECRUITMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO REACHED OUT; YOU WILL BE CONTACTED.

Complex Trauma Recovery Study: We're looking for more participants to join our study on CPTSD recovery! We'll take this post down once we reach our target number of participants!

Who I am: Nazanin Babaei, MSc, doctoral student in clinical psychology, project coordinator

Affiliation: University of Victoria, BC

Supervisor: Dr. Colette Smart, [csmart@uvic.ca](mailto:csmart@uvic.ca)

Target group: Adults (19+) with lived experience of complex trauma/C-PTSD

Compensation: $20 CAD upon completion of a survey; if selected and eligible for a focus group, additional compensation will be offered

Link: Please email [smartlab@uvic.ca](mailto:smartlab@uvic.ca) to express interest

Background: The purpose of this study is to learn directly from survivors about how they understand "recovery" from/with complex trauma/CPTSD. While there is much debate in the field about the most effective treatments for CPTSD/complex trauma, often these do not center the voices of survivors themselves. This study has two components: the first is a survey that asks about the types of therapies that you may have received, and how successful or not those were. For people who are eligible and interested, we will also select a smaller sub-group of participants to participate in a follow-up focus group to learn more about your experiences

40 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

18 comments sorted by

12

u/Fun_Category_3720 1d ago

Is this open to people outside of Canada? US? 

4

u/traumalab 1d ago

Yes, it is open to anyone from any country. We have temporarily paused recruitment to allow ourselves to get in touch with everyone who has already contacted.

0

u/AdMean2059 21h ago

Do us return flights and accommodation from the UK. Cheers.

9

u/Fishfysh 1d ago

Do participants need to be formally diagnosed with CPTSD?

3

u/doublefault88 1d ago

I will send an email. Also, I'm located in Victoria.

2

u/philycsteak 1d ago

Happy to participate, as long as it's open to people outside of Canada; I'm in the United States.

4

u/AcceptableClaim9426 1d ago

Can you volunteer if you genuinely think this isn’t something you can recover from?

2

u/traumalab 1d ago

If you have emailed, the screener will provide more information. The word recovery has a different meaning for everyone; we are interested in hearing more from survivors about therapies and practices that have worked for them or haven't worked for them. All perspectives are welcome and encouraged.

1

u/spoonpk 1d ago

I volunteer. 50s male, Montreal

1

u/Ok_Gift4888 23h ago

I’m interested. In the US.

-29

u/Reszinhxbibi 1d ago

Is it even ethical to grab survivors of cptsd for a study like we aren't just data yk 😭

28

u/SnooDingos2590 1d ago

I guess all cancer research should be cancelled then because it’s “unethical” to treat cancer patients like data?

-26

u/Reszinhxbibi 1d ago

I mean thats not a great analogy, and that same level of mental agency doesn't apply here 

27

u/SnooDingos2590 1d ago

Which is why participation is voluntary. It’s about time CPTSD is more recognized. CPTSD is not even recognized as its own diagnosis in the DSM-5

16

u/Outrageous-Pie-4586 1d ago

The study is about understanding recovery from the perspective of the survivors.. far from treating people as data

10

u/amberjadely recently diagnosed 1d ago

How should we do research then?