Contribution of scientific journalism to the scientific research/lay population interface: dissemination, recruitment of volunteers and dissemination of relevant knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Grant number: 24/18566-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Journalism
• Start date: December 01, 2024
• End date: November 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Communications - Journalism and Publishing
• Principal Investigator: Roseli Gedanke Shavitt
• Grantee: Gabriela Almeida Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Psiquiatria Doutor Antonio Carlos Pacheco e Silva (IPq). Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Instituto De Psiquiatria Do Hospital Das Clínicas De São Paulo, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 19/27250-3 - Neurocircuit-based investigation of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a contribution to the study of disease mechanisms and the development of new treatments, AP.TEM

Abstract

The project aims to show how the role of a scientific journalist can contribute tobring relevant content to the population's knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment ofobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and, through informative actions, publicize theongoing research in the area and encourage people with OCD to participatevoluntarily from these researches. Particularly, we seek to promote awareness andparticipation of volunteers with OCD in a study focused on investigating neurobiologyunderlying this condition, contributing to the understanding of the disease mechanisms andto develop more effective treatments.