Social Anxiety: Clinical trial

You may have access to an online program that has already proven successful in Australia.

Program
Six lessons to follow at your own pace in 12 weeks; online self-guided or supported by your healthcare provider; the next lesson becomes available every 5 days.
Relevant storyline
In the form of a comic strip, you follow Matthew and Kate, who are exploring strategies to help them manage their symptoms of social anxiety.
Homework and complementary material
Lesson summaries, action plans, additional activities and information to facilitate learning and skills development.

This research project takes place entirely online.

Participants will be asked :

You can also contact us by email if you have any questions about this research project. 

18 years old and over;
Reading and writing in English or French;
Having access to the Internet and a computer/tablet on which to access the intervention;
Having social anxiety symptoms;
If a healthcare provider recommended the intervention to you, living in the health administrative region of Montérégie or Chaudière-Appalaches.

Active suicidal risk;
Severe symptoms of depression;
Having received a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or active substance abuse disorder;
Taking benzodiazepines;
Having started a new psychotherapy in the last four weeks or a new medication in the last eight weeks for anxiety or depression.

Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, PhD
Department of Community Health Sciences,
Université de Sherbrooke
Charles-Le Moyne Research Center
Pasquale Roberge, PhD
Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Université de Sherbrooke
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke Research Center