STUDY BASICS
Are you between the ages of 30 and 60 years old and do NOT have a personal or family history of depression? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a study to help researchers learn more about biological and genetic markers of depression and suicidality that may run in families. Participation involves 2 in-person visits, and will include a fMRI and a PET scan. Compensation provided.
IRB: STUDY19050390A
- Familial Early-Onset Suicide Attempt BiomarkersMEET THE RESEARCHER
David Brent
Dr. Brent is currently Academic Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and holds an endowed chair in Suicide Studies. He co-founded and now directs Services for Teens at Risk (STAR), a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-funded program for suicide prevention, education of professionals, and the treatment of at-risk youth and their families. His work has focused on the identification of risk factors for adolescent depression and suicidal behavior, and on the translation of those findings into clinical interventions. Dr. Brent and colleagues have endeavored to understand possible intermediate phenotypes for suicidal behavior and mechanisms by which suicidal behavior is transmitted from parent to child.