What's New | Anxiety BC

Winter Issue of Strides Newsletter is now posted

The Winter issue of the Strides, AnxietyBC's quarterly newsletter, is now availible at News/Newsletters/Current Newsletter. Check it out, and please, if you have any suggestions, comments, or personal stories to share send them to info@anxietybc.com.

New Resource Added

Positive Coping with Health Conditions, A Self-Care Workbook is a self-care manual authored by scientist-practitioners with expertise in issues relating to coping with health conditions.

This manual is designed for individuals who deal with health conditions, including patients, physicians, psychologists, nurses, rehabilitation professionals and researchers.

Find this in the Resources/Reading area.

OCD - Research Study on Attitudes about Brain Imaging

Researchers at the University of British Columbia are interested in your views about brain imaging, genetic testing, and mental health. See the attached poster for more imformation.

Canadian Living article on mental health

Our President, Shelly Jones, is profiled along with two other women in the January 2010 issue of Canadian Living magazine (on news stands now). Shelly shares her struggles with anxiety, makes mention of the CBT treatment she received, and describes how she has volunteered as a peer group leader to help others manage their anxiety. The article also contains useful information on resources available and provides some "Facts About Mental Illness". Check it out Read more »

Volunteers Needed for a Research Study on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Unemployment

This study will help to identify return-to-work barriers and assistance needs for unemployed people with PTSD.
If you are between the ages of 21 and 60, have a diagnosis of PTSD and have been unemployed for at least 6 months, you may be eligible to participate.

To determine your eligibility, you will be asked to complete a telephone interview. If eligible, you will be asked to complete questionnaires and to attend an interview at UBC. You may also be invited to participate in 2 focus group interviews at UBC. Read more »