Affective and Regulatory Disorders Branch
Overview
The Affective and Regulatory Disorders Branch supports research leading to a fuller understanding of pathological conditions in childhood and adolescence such as eating disorders, sleep disorders, major depressive disorder, dysthymia, suicide attempt and completion, and bipolar disorder, as well as development of more efficacious prevention and treatment strategies. Also supported is research on biobehavioral processes including emotion and mood regulation, feeding and appetite regulation, circadian rhythms, and developmental changes in neurobehavioral regulation (such as CNS maturation and neuroendocrine development), as well as the environmental influences on these processes, that has implications for risk or resilience, susceptibility to disorder, or strategies for preventing or treating disorders.
Branch Chief
Editha D. Nottelmann, Ph.D
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6182, MSC 9617
301-443-5944, enottelm@mail.nih.gov
