Clinical Trials
NIMH supports research studies on mental health and disorders. Participate, refer a patient, or learn about results of studies.
Find specific studies being conducted across the U.S. that are currently recruiting participants:
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
- Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness)
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Schizophrenia
- Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)
- Conditions Specific to Women
- Conditions Related to Mental Disorders
- Find NIMH studies conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
- Find information on becoming a healthy volunteer for NIH clinical trials.
- Find all NIMH-sponsored trials, including those that are completed or no longer accepting participants, by searching ClinicalTrials.gov, the NIH/National Library of Medicine's registry of federally and privately funded clinical trials for all diseases.
Resources for the Public
- ClinicalTrials.gov — What Is a Clinical Trial? and Glossary of Clinical Trial Terms
- MedlinePlus Clinical Trials Information: English and en Español
- A Participant’s Guide to Mental Health Clinical Research
Resources for Researchers
- Information for Researchers Conducting Studies
Instructions for ClinicalTrials.gov registration; scientific resources, special reports and policies, news and events - Limited Access Datasets from NIMH-Supported Clinical Trials
- NIMH Policy for Recruitment of Participants in Clinical Research
- NIMH Policy on Data and Safety Monitoring in Extramural Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials