Healthy 8 to 15 year olds
If you have a child who is 8 to 15 years old, they may be eligible to participate in a non-invasive fMRI study. The study includes an initial clinical evaluation and follow-up assessments 6, 12, and 24 months later.
Compensation is up to $640.
For more information contact Grace Cotter at (203) 785-3273 or email affectiveyouth@yale.edu.
Sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); HIC #2000025557
Healthy Teen Volunteers
Help us learn more about how adolescents with depression and schizophrenia think and feel
If you have a healthy teen 13 to 17 years of age, right-handed, they may be eligible to participate in this research study. The goal is to understand how people their age think, feel and behave. This study will have a few visits spread across 18 months, including at least 2 MRI scans, clinical interviews, and some computer tests.
Compensation up to $650.
To learn more or see if you are eligible to participate, email ChoLab@yale.edu or call (203) 815-9874.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Simons Foundation; YCCI Pilot Project Grant; Yale University School of Medicine; HIC# 1111009332
Brain Imaging Study of Emotion Regulation in Children
If you have a child who is 9 to 12 years old, they may be eligible to participate in a study that examines your child’s social and emotional skills. This research will lead to new ways of understanding how children processes and regulate their emotions.
The study will require two visits. At each visit you and your child will complete questionnaires, and your child will participate in an fMRI scan. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a technique for measuring and mapping brain activity that is noninvasive and safe. You will also receive a free psychoeducational assessment describing your child’s social and emotional development. The study is conducted at the Yale Child Study Center by caring and supportive research staff.
Eligibility:
- Between the ages of 9 - 12
- Significant levels of disruptive behavior (anger outbursts, irritability, noncompliance, easily frustrated) OR NO significant levels of disruptive behavior.
- Be able to complete fMRI research procedure
- Be able to commute to New Haven, CT
Compensation up to $100.
To learn more please contact our team at 203-737-6866 or email: emotion@yale.edu
Sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Yale University School of Medicine; HIC# 2000031303
Is your child between the ages of 10-14 years?
We are studying how children with and without anxiety pay attention to pictures or faces. If eligible, your child will complete computer tasks while we measure their attention. You and your child will also respond to surveys.
Compensation up to $350
To learn more or to see if you are eligible to participate, please call 203-737-4644 or email anxiety.csc@yale.edu.
Sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health; HIC# 2000029999
The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC-CT)
The McPartland Lab at the Yale Child Study Center has a clinical study available that examines your child's social, communication, and cognitive skills. This research will lead to new methods to develop, track, and assess treatments in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We are currently recruiting both typically developing children and children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder between the ages of 6 to 11 years old.
You will receive a psychoeducational evaluation describing your child's development over six months as well as compensation up to $300 for participating in the study.
To learn more about the study or to participate, please call us at 203-785-6108 or email our team at abc-ct@yale.edu.
Sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health (NIH) and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH); HIC# 2000032247
Typically developing children aged 6-18 years old
The Clinical Neuroscience of Autism
If you have a child between the ages of 6-18 years of age, you can play an important role in research by participating in our study to help us learn about brain development. The McPartland Lab at the Yale School of Medicine is seeking individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability and Typically Developing male children.
Participants will receive a clinical evaluation and report, as well as compensation up to $120.
To learn more please contact our team at (203) 737-3439 or email autism@yale.edu.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Yale University School of Medicine; HIC# 0303025065