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:

• what was your child's age when first seen by a mental health professional and why;
• names and total daily dosages of present medicines;
• names of all previous psychiatric medications;
• 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);
• names of all mental health professionals and neurology professionals who have evaluated or treated your child on an outpatient basis.