A grant is available from NIMH for planning studies that explore psychiatric symptoms in people with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. These studies will look at how common the symptoms are, when they start, how severe they become, and identify ways to measure outcomes and decide when interventions should occur. Additionally, the research should find clinical tools or biomarkers to be used in future clinical trials.

The NIMH aims to support planning grants for retrospective natural history studies focusing on the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in patients with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. The goal is to assess symptom onset and severity, identify outcome measures, and establish interventio… Show More