NIMH Childhood-Onset
Schizophrenia Survey
Thank you for visiting the web site for the Childhood
Onset Schizophrenia/Psychotic Disorders study of the Child Psychiatry
Branch of the National Institute
of Mental Health. Many family members
like yourself contact us, inquiring if their children can participate in
our study of childhood onset schizophrenia/psychotic disorders. We realize
that it is difficult for families to wait a long time for feedback about
whether their children can join the study so we have created this list
of questions in the hope of responding more rapidly to more families. Filling
out this form will take some time but it will help us make a decision about
whether our study is right for your child. You will need to gather the
following information before you can fill out this form:
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what was your child's age when first seen by a mental
health professional and why;
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names and total daily dosages of present medicines;
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names of all previous psychiatric medications;
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names of all hospitals and residential treatment facilities:
approximate month and year of admission; approximate length of hospitalization;
diagnosis given by that staff (if known);
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names of all mental health professionals and neurology
professionals who have evaluated or treated your child on an outpatient
basis.
The NIH has done everything
possible to secure this site including communication encryption; however, we cannot absolutely guarantee that it is confidential.
Once we receive this form, we can assure you that it will be handled respectfully.
Click
here to enter the survey