Publications about Basic Research
Booklets
- A Participant's Guide to Mental Health Clinical Research
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This brochure, prepared by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), provides answers to common questions about volunteering for mental health clinical research.
Fact Sheets
- Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me?
- A fact sheet containing frequently asked questions about genome scans and genetic testing.
- Neuroimaging and Mental Illness: A Window Into the Brain
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Researchers use brain scans to study brain development in healthy people and people with illnesses. This publication answers frequently asked questions about what brain scans can and cannot do related to diagnosing mental illnesses.
- Teenage Brain: A work in progress (Fact Sheet)
- A brief overview of research into brain development during adolescence.
Additional Mental Health Information from NIMH
General Health Information from NIH
- MEDLINEPlus: Authoritative information from government agencies and health-related organizations, available in both English and Spanish (Español)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Federally and privately supported research using human volunteers
- PubMed Central: An archive of life sciences journals
- Research Results for the Public: Descriptions of how NIH is making important medical discoveries
- NIH Office of Science Education: Resources for science educators
- Pillbox: How to identify unknown pills from the National Library of Medicine
