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Join a Mental Health Research Study
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. The Division of Intramural Research Programs (IRP) is the internal research division of the NIMH. The IRP plans and conducts basic, clinical, and translational research to advance understanding of the diagnosis, causes, treatment, and prevention of psychiatric disorders.
The NIMH IRP research studies are conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, the world’s largest research hospital. These clinical studies need participants with mental illnesses as well as people without mental illnesses. Some studies are inpatient while others are outpatient. To learn more about our studies, and if you may be eligible to participate, select one of these options:
You may also explore our studies by diagnosis through the links on the left menu.