1. OCD Research Program
   
   
2. Research Study using MRI to examine Bulimia Nervosa in adolescent girls
   
   
3. Program for Adolescents who are Depressed and Hurting Themselves
   
   
4. Program for Depressed Adolescents and Their Parents

If you or someone you know has OCD and is 18 or older, they may be eligible for free treatment as part of the adult OCD research program at Columbia University Medical Center/NYSPI.

Call Jose Hernandez at212-543-5367 or go to www.Columbia-OCD.org for more information.

Would You Like to Help in a Study Trying to Understand Some Causes of OCD?

You and your parents can help us better understand the possible genetic contributions to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

In order to participate, you must be age 18-60.

Participation involves a 2-3 hour interview and a blood sample from both you and your parents (your parents do not have to give an interview).

Compensation is $75 for the interview and blood sample. Your parents will each be paid $35 for their blood sample.

You will have the option of participating from your home or coming to the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

If interested, please contact Research Staff at (212) 543-5372.

NYSPI - IRB Protocol #5607

Program for Adolescents who are Depressed and Hurting Themselves

• Have you been experiencing symptoms of depression, such as feeling sad, crying
  often,or complaining of being bored and irritable?
• Have you recently injured yourself on purpose, like cutting with a sharp object or
  burning with a cigarette?
• Do you think you are in need of help for these symptoms and behaviors?
• Are you 18?

If the answer to each of the above questions is "yes then you may be eligible to participate in a program designed to evaluate whether a treatment that is known to treat depression in Adolescents, Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescent (IPT-A) is also effective at helping teens to stop hurting themselves.

If you are interested in being evaluated for possible participation in a research study designed for teenagers who are depressed and self-injuring, please call Dr. Colleen Jacobson at 212-543-5931 to set up an appointment.

Participation in the study will include a full psychiatric diagnostic evaluation.

If it is decided that this program is a good match for you, you will receive12 weeks of individual psychotherapy. Plus you may receive 6 months of "booster" sessions.

Therapy will be provided by psychologists in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Columbia University.

Parents will be asked to participate in the treatment as needed.

There is no cost to participating in the study.

This project is taking place at New York State Psychiatric institute in northern Manhattan.

Do you binge-eat and purge? Have you been diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa?

Research Study using MRI to examine Bulimia Nervosa in adolescent girls

Would you like to participate in a research study?

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
12-21 yrs old Females
All ethnic groups

The study takes place at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive in Manhattan. Participation requires 5-6 hours of your time and includes interviews, games and puzzles, and an MRI. Total compensation is $100 per person. For more information please call the Eating Disorders Clinic at 212-543-5316 and mention the BN MRI study.

Program for Depressed Adolescents and Their Parents

Is your adolescent displaying symptoms of depression, such as:

• Sadness
• Irritability
• Crying spells
• Loss of interest in activities
• Feeling worthless
• Feeling tired or lacking energy

Would you and your adolescent like to participate in a research study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment called Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents and Parents (IPT-AP)? 

IPT-AP Treatment

• 4 months of weekly psychotherapy that focuses on reducing depressive symptoms and improving the quality of relationships, followed by 3 monthly appointments

• Some therapy sessions are conducted with the adolescent individually, some are with the parent(s) individually, and some are conducted with the adolescent and parent(s) together

• There is no cost to participating in the study

• Treatment will be provided by clinicians at the New York State Psychiatric Institute

Who is Eligible?

• Male and female adolescents (ages 12-18) and their parents

• Adolescents and parents must feel comfortable speaking English

• Interested adolescents and parents will participate in a full diagnostic evaluation of the adolescent to see if the adolescent is eligible to participate in the study

For further information, please contact:

Meredith Gunlicks, Ph.D.
(212) 543-5812
GunlickM@childpsych.columbia.edu

Columbia University & New York State Psychiatric Institute
Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 74
New York, NY 10032