If you would like to participate in any of our studies please email mdcadmin@exeter.ac.uk or call 01392 264645. Or click here to contact researchers directly about their studies.

Current projects

  • PenCIRN - Peninsula Complex Interventions Research Network, a network of researchers and clinicians in the South West Peninsula, providing a forum to develop, pilot, evaluate and implement evidence-based interventions in health care.
  • DiReCT - (Depression: Improving Recruitment into Clinical Trials) DiReCT is developing and testing a new systematic recruitment method for participants with depression into clinical research, including observational studies and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological treatments – the 'Cohort Multiple RCT' (cmRCT) system.
  • COBRA – (Cost and Outcome of BehaviouRal Activation): A Randomised Controlled Trial of Behavioural Activation versus Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression
  • CADET: Multi-centre RCT of Collaborative Care for Depression.
  • Netmums: If you are a mum of a new baby (12 months or younger) and struggling with low mood and depression, we are conducting a study of an online CBT treatment for postnatal depression. See the Netmums website if you would be interested in participating.  See also the netmums Facebook pages for more information.
  • PREVENT: Phase III RCT of MBCT as an alternative to maintenance antidepressant medication in preventing depressive relapse. For more more information on PREVENT visit www.prevent-southwest.org.uk.
  • The ESTEEM trial: The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of telephone triage of patients requesting same day consultations in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing nurse-led and GP-led management systems.
  • A virtual reality and electroencephalographic study of neural and peripheral stress reactions - links with risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Developing evidence based and acceptable stepped care systems in mental health care: an operational research project.
  • COBALT: CBT as an adjunct treatment in treatment-resistant depression.
  • MRC Experimental Medicine grant to develop a self-help training intervention for depression. View the web pages.
  • CBT for post-natal depression.
  • CBT for pregnant and post-partum women.
  • Our biobehavioural laboratory has an active research programme. View the web pages.
  • A study about the relationship between exercise and Bipolar Disorder. If you would like to be involved please complete our survey.