About the project:

We’re bringing together people with lived experience of depression, researchers, and community partners to take a fresh look at the questionnaires used in depression research.

Through focus groups and a large online survey, we’ll explore what these questionnaires get right, where they fall short, and how they feel to complete.

Together with our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) group, we’ll create clear guidance for researchers on which questionnaires work best, how to use them responsibly, and how to talk about them with participants. The results will be shared openly with researchers, the public, and local mental health groups.

This project was funded by Public and community engagement with research (PCER).

Meet the team:

Dr Amy Gillespie (she/her): Senior Post-doctoral Researcher (PERL) & Project Manager/PPI lead for Oxford Health BRC Depression Therapeutics Theme

Georgia Feltham (she/her): Research assistant (PERL)