Who is Eligible for B-Snip?

In order to participate in the study, we need both:

1. One person in a family willing to participate, aged between 15 and 65, who has been diagnosed with either schizophrenia, or schizo-affective disorder or bipolar disorder

2. Also at least two first-degree relatives, i.e. a brother sister, mother father or child it does not matter whether these relatives have or do not have these illnesses.

The patient and family members must be willing to travel to the nearest B-SNIP study site in either Hartford, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit or Dallas and participate in two study days, each of which takes five-hours. If a person can come for onlty one study day, we can sometimes perform an abbreviated one day assessment.

How do I enroll in the Study?

There are Study Co-ordinators at each of the sites in the study. You can contact the coordinator at the site most convenient for you to visit.The study coordinators can both answer questions about what is involved in if you want to participate in
B-SNIP, and also make arrangements for your study participation.

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