Understanding Mental Health Patterns in Children
IMPACT-MH: Clinical and behavioral fingerprints of psychopathology
This project aims to understand how mental health symptoms change over time in children by looking at their behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11167795 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
We are collecting information over two years from many children who experience a wide range of mental health challenges. Instead of just focusing on a diagnosis, we want to see how each child's symptoms develop and change individually. We will gather details from health records, use standard clinical interviews, and include fun, short games to measure mood and how children react to rewards. This approach helps us find early signs of symptom changes that can be easily noticed in everyday life.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are children aged 0-11 years old who are experiencing various mental health challenges.
Not a fit: Patients who are not within the 0-11 age range or who do not have mental health symptoms would not directly benefit from participating in this specific project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help us better predict how mental health symptoms will change in children, leading to more personalized and timely support.
How similar studies have performed: This project takes a novel approach by focusing on individual symptom changes over time rather than traditional diagnosis-based comparisons.
Where this research is happening
New Haven, United States
- Yale University — New Haven, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Pittenger, Christopher John — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Pittenger, Christopher John
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.