Psychosocial Stress and Related Disorders Branch
Overview
The Psychosocial Stress and Related Disorders Branch supports research leading to a fuller understanding of pathological conditions in childhood and adolescence such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, and pathological shyness, as well as development of more efficacious prevention and treatment strategies. Also supported is research on aggression, fear, inhibitory controls, learning, memory, and caregiver-child relationships, and studies of the effects of acute and chronic stress, that have implications for risk or resilience, susceptibility to disorders, or strategies for preventing or treating disorders.
Contact
Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6164, MSC 9617
301-443-8316, avenevos@mail.nih.gov
