Research

A Participant's Guide to Mental Health Clinical Research (NIH 08-4379)

Highlights the importance of mental health clinical research in developing new and better treatments for mental disorders. Provides answers to frequently asked questions and discusses study design, informed consent, risks and benefits of participating in research, and other issues. Includes a list of questions to ask researchers. (25 pp.)

Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me? (OM 09-4298)

A fact sheet containing frequently asked questions about genome scans genetic testing. (4 pp.)

National Institute of Mental Health Strategic Plan (NIH 08-6368)

(37 pp.)

National Institute of Mental Health Strategic Plan Mailer (OM 09-4296)

(1 pp.)

Neuroimaging and Mental Illness: A Window Into the Brain (Frequently Asked Questions About Brain Scans) (NIH 09-7460)

Researchers use brain scans to study brain development in healthy people and people with illnesses. This publication answers frequently asked questions about what brain scans can and cannot do related to diagnosing mental illnesses. (7 pp.)

NIMH General Poster (OM 09-4295)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Fact Sheet (OM 09-4299)

(5 pp.)

Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress (NIH 04-4929)

A brief fact sheet about the developing teenage brain. (4 pp.)