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Studying Childhood-onset Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders
Diagnosis of Childhood-onset Behavioral Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Who can join
30 Days – 99 Years · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: Participants will be eligible if they: 1. Are 30 days to 99 years old. 2. Either: -Have a diagnosed neuropsychiatric disorder or neurodevelopmental disability or related symptoms without a formal diagnosis OR -Are a biological relative of someone who meets the criteria above. 3. Have the ability to understand and sign an informed consent on behalf of themselves, or have a legal guardian (or designated DPA). 4. Are under the care of a primary physician. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Participants will not be eligible if they: 1. Are unwilling or unable to be evaluated and followed as clinically indicated. Examples might include children with severe behavioral problems who refuse physical examination. 2. The participant does not have a primary healthcare provider.
About the study
Background:
\- Many psychiatric, behavioral, and developmental disorders are genetic. This means that they tend to run in families. Some begin in childhood, while others do not appear until adulthood. Researchers want to look at people of all ages who have these disorders that started in childhood. They will also look at relatives of people with these disorders. This information will allow doctors to learn more about childhood behavioral problems and how they are inherited. It may also help doctors treat those disorders.
Objectives:
\- To study the onset and treatment of childhood behavioral, psychiatric, and developmental disorders.
Eligibility:
* Individuals of any age who have a psychiatric, autism spectrum, or developmental disorder, or other behavioral problems. * Family members of individuals with the above disorders. This group may include parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts/uncles, cousins, and children.
Design:
\- Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. They may have a psychiatric history with tests of thinking, judgment, and behavior.
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · Participants: 1,000 · Started: Dec 27, 2012
Contact the study team
- Jessica M Vaughan, C.R.N.P. · Phone: (301) 435-7958
- Ashura W Buckley, M.D. · Phone: (301) 496-5190
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT01778504
Locations in the U.S.
| Maryland | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.