Resources

Sometimes looking for the first step into learning more about psychiatry, mental health, and clinical trials can be scary. Use the websites below for helpful information and tips!

Useful Websites

National Institutes of Health

“The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, America’s research hospital, is located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. Through clinical research, clinician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation’s health.”

The National Institutes of Health provides a fairly comprehensive list of F.A.Q. regarding clinical studies, touching on topics such as risks and benefits. To learn more, click here.

National Institute of Mental Health

“The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research agency in the world. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).”

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

“CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.”

National Library of Medicine – Clinical Trials 

“The purpose of ClinicalTrials.gov is to provide information about clinical research studies to the public, researchers, and health care professionals. The U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed on this website.”