Mood Study

STUDY BASICS

Are you a healthy 18 or 19 year old male who has never had a mood or psychotic disorder? Are your parents also free of mood and psychotic disorders? You and your parent may be able to take part in a research study to help better understand how teens develop mental illness. Compensation provided for teen and parent.

STUDY PURPOSE

Mood disorders often develop in adolescence and can run in families. The purpose of this research study is to help researchers understand how positive mood and motivation change and develop over time, and to understand how teenagers might develop problems like depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. Researchers will compare teens who do and do not have a family member with a history of mood or psychotic disorders.

COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Men aged 18-19
• Parent must be willing to participate as well
• Parent and teen do not have a history of mental illness, and do not have an immediate family member (mother, father, sibling) with a history of mood or psychotic disorders

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT

This study involves 3 visits over 3 years, and online questionnaires. Visits include computer tasks, interviews, and an fMRI scan. Parents will complete a brief interview and questionnaires. The fMRI is an imaging technique that measures and maps brain activity. It does not involve radiation and is non-invasive.