The EmetStudy online treatment program for emetophobia is no longer taking volunteer applicants for the university research study. A summary of the reseach results from the EmetStudy program will be made available on this site on completion of the PhD research by Mark Sykes due in 2013. An enhanced version of EmetStudy is available at www.emetophobe.com. The first Emetophobe.com treatment group will start in May 2012 (deposit required).
Research results for the EmetStudy program are expected to be released in 2013 and will be located here.
The EmetStudy treatment program is a 12 week cognitive behavioral therapy program specifically targetted at emetophobia. This project is a requirement for a PhD thesis for Mark Sykes at the Univerity of Griffith (Gold Coast, Australia). The psychologist for the treatment is Mark Sykes and the PhD supervisor is Dr Mark Boschen.
There were three main treatment groups (beta testers, group1 and group2). The beta test group has now completed the 12 week treatment program. Group1 and group2 are currently undergoing treatment. The results for the beta testers is currently be analysed.
Contact details for Mark Sykes
email: apply@emetstudy.org
sms: +61416157751
fax: +61734115445
This emetophobia treatment program 'EmetStudy' is a PhD project managed by Griffith University Australia. The program specifically focuses on people who have a fear of themselves vomiting or others vomiting (or both). The research supervisors are Dr Mark Boschen and Dr Elizabeth Conlon. The student conducting the PhD research is Mark Sykes. This treatment is provided free of charge to volunteers who meet the entry requirements and agree to the terms and conditions of the study.
This research is made possible by the generous contributions of a number of additional individuals including:
| Person | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Dr David Veale | SPOVI |
| Dr Allie Ernst | Voice over |
| Christine Bain | Recording studio |
| Andy Clarke | Software |
| Rgraph.net | Software |
| Jonathan T. Sage | Software |
| Geolocate software | Software |
| World Health Organisation | WHOQoL |
