Experiences of difficult emotions in people with seizures

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  An exploration of the experiences of difficult emotions in people with seizures

• IRAS ID

  211769

• Contact name

  Rebecca Mayor

• Contact email

  r.mayor@lancaster.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Lancaster University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  It has been evidenced that people with seizures are more likely to experience psychological distress and poor quality of life. This study aims to establish how people with epileptic seizures experience the emotion of self-disgust. The study will involve asking people with seizures to complete a measure of self-disgust and then interviewing approximately 12 participants to explore their experiences of this in more detail.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/NW/0088

• Date of REC Opinion

  13 Feb 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion