Stanford Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory: Participating

Stanford Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory (SPNL)

Female Adolescent Depression Project:

Is your daughter DEPRESSED?

Participate in a BRAIN IMAGING study at STANFORD UNIVERSITY

At the Stanford Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, we are using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study symptoms of depression in girls. MRI is safe, non-invasive, and does not use X-rays or radiation.

If your daughter participates, she will earn $150 & a picture of her brain!

Who Can Participate?

GIRLS between the ages of 10 and 18 who:

Speak English
Have no braces or non-removable piercings
Have past or current symptoms of DEPRESSION (including bipolar)

For more information, please contact

The Stanford Depression study at:

650-736-0468

nancya@stanford.edu

Recruitment will be continuing through the Spring of 2008.

If you are not satisfied with the manner in which this study is being conducted, or if you have any concerns, complaints, or general questions about the research or your rights as a research study subject, please contact the Stanford Institutional Review Board (IRB) to speak to an informed individual who is independent of the research team at (650) 723-5244, call toll free at 1-866-680-2906, or write the Stanford IRB, Administrative Panels Office, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5401.