The ASSET Study - 18+19 year olds with a Family History of Mental Illness

STUDY BASICS

Are you age 18 or age 19 and have a parent with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder? If so, you may be to participate in a research study to investigate social and emotional factors affecting teens that may predict a future diagnosis of mental illness. Involves 4 study visits in Oakland. Parent must also participate. Parent and teen will be compensated.

STUDY PURPOSE

This purpose of this study is to help researchers examine the social lives, stressors, and thought processes of adolescents with and without a family history of mental disorders.

COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Ages 18 and 19
• A parent with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• Teen must not have a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder, though other diagnoses are acceptable.
• Parent must be willing to participate in first visit

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT

4 study visits - 16 hours of the teen’s time and about 3 hours of their parent’s time. Visit 1- both teen and parent will complete interviews and self-reports of medical and social history. Visit 2 - the teen will perform social interactive tasks while connected to a non-invasive heart monitor. Visits 3 and 4 (brief follow-up interviews) will occur 6 months and 1 year from session 2. Parent will be compensated $50.00 for participating in the initial study visit. Teens will be compensated up to 250.00 for completing all study visits and procedures.