Brain and stress study in depressed teens with control feelings
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study uses brain scans and short real-life mood/stress check-ins to understand how stress and perceived control work in teens with depression. It may help researchers better pinpoint brain patterns linked to depression and how teens experience control during stressful moments.
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Who can take part
- Be a girl age 14–18.
- Be able to read/speak English well, and agree to participate with parent/guardian if you’re under 18.
- Be right-handed and have a personal cell phone to do brief daily check-ins.
- For the brain scan, be in the follicular phase of your menstrual cycle.
- If you have depression: you must meet criteria for major depressive disorder and not be taking psychiatric medicines recently.
- If you’re a healthy comparison group: you must have no current/past mental health or substance/alcohol diagnoses and no first-degree relatives with depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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