Examining Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorders

About us.

Our focus is on the identification of early biomarkers for serious mental illness.

The Bearden lab’s research aims to understand genetic, cognitive, and neurobiological risk factors for the development of adolescent-onset neuropsychiatric disorders.

 
  1. The investigation of early biomarkers associated with the development of serious mental illness.

  2. The study of neurobehavioral manifestations of syndromes with an identified genetic origin.

Our recent work focuses on translational approaches to understanding disrupted brain circuitry in developmental neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly in the context of unique genetic populations.

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Center for Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States (CAPPS)

 

We are also investigating risk factors for psychosis in youth with subthreshold clinical symptoms indicating high risk for the development of psychotic illness at CAPPS.