Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Psychiatric Morbidity in an Adult Population

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An opportunity to participate
in Health Psychology research
by the University of Surrey

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Psychiatric Morbidity in an Adult Population

Antonia Richardson and Professor Mark Cropley at the University of Surrey are looking at whether, and how Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) impacts psychological health across a number of domains (e.g., depression, fatigue, sleep problems, irritability, worry, and more)

The objective is to compare these findings with data from the National Survey for Psychiatric Morbidity (2016), to understand how EDS affects mental health compared with the general population.

Participants should be 18 years old, or over and have a diagnosis of EDS

For more information please see the participant information sheet and poster, downloadable below.

Researcher:

Antonia Richardson

Ar01838@surrey.ac.uk

Participant Poster: reads: Are you over 18
and diagnosed
with EhlersDanlos
Syndrome?
Research Question
Benefit to you
What we need from you
Ethics
If you are interested in participating, or would like further
information, please contact ar01838@surrey.ac.uk
Our research focuses on Ehlers-Danlos and
how the condition affects different aspects
of psychiatric morbidity (mental health),
such as sleep problems and concentration.
The research question is 'How does EhlersDanlos Syndrome impact psychiatric
morbidity, when compared with the general
population?'
An opportunity to participate in research
that aims to be published in the journal
'Psychology Medicine'
, and contribute to
the lack of research and understanding
of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in the UK.
A range of times and days are available
to suit you
Your answers will be annonymised once
the interview is finished
30 minutes to 1 hour of your time to
complete an online structured interview
(using Microsoft Teams).
University of Surrey ethics and compliance
procedures will be adhered to as part of Antonia
Richardson's MSc degree, under the guidance of
Professor Mark Cropley from the University of
Surrey.
This project has been reviewed by the
University of Surrey University Ethics
Committee (UEC) and has received a
favourable ethical opinion project reference
FHMS 22-23 163 EGA.
An opportunity to participate
in Health Psychology research
by the University of Surrey