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The research team at the Richard J. McNally Laboratory engages with a wide range of topics, including anxiety disorders, memory, trauma, grief, and computerized and handheld treatments.

Lab News

February 14, 2012 .:. Article. An article in the New York Times was centered around the lab's recently completed study using iPhones and other devices to treat anxiety. It was the #1 most emailed article on nytimes.com the day it came out. (article)

February 5, 2012 .:. Sign-up. Anyone can sign up to receive emails about future attention training, attention bias modification, or cognitive bias modification, or iPhone/smartphone studies. None are running at the moment. (Sign up here)

March 3, 2011 .:. Article. The Economist mentioned the lab's ongoing study, led by Phil Enock, using smart-phones to treat anxiety. (see article, or volunteer as a participant)

January 23, 2011 .:. Book available. Professor McNally's new book, What Is Mental Illness, is now available.

January 12, 2011 .:. Article. In the wake of the Tucson, AZ shooting, Professor McNally writes (at Salon.com) about the difficulty of preventing future tragedies. (link)

Past news posts here

Study Participation

Fall 2012 .:. Participate in studies.

  1. Are you anxious about speaking in public? If so, you may be interested in participating in our ongoing study of a computer-based experimental method (attention bias modification, cognitive bias modification) for reducing public speaking anxiety. Boston area participants only. Contact or 617-495-8033.
  2. A study on emotion, attention, and video clips is currently running in the lab. The study lasts lasts approximately 1-1.5 hrs and participants will receive $15. See the flyer here for more information.
  3. To receive information about future studies about prolonged grief after losing a loved one: contact Don Robinaugh
  4. If you think you may have social anxiety disorder, OR have never suffered from social anxiety disorder and are interested in participating in a study that explores cognitive processing in this disorder, please contact Dianne Hezel (). Boston area participants only.
  5. You can sign up to receive information about participating in other future studies. Topics include experimental training / treatment to reduce anxiety via computers or handheld devices (smartphones, tablets), as mentioned in The Economist, and basic experiments to test cognitive bias modification procedures. Participants from the Boston area or anywhere in the world are welcome. Sign up here.

What is Mental Illness?

Richard McNally's latest book (Harvard University Press):

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