Determining Eligibility for the Studies

As the first step of this procedure you will be asked to complete the Initial Survey, which will include your name, child’s name, age, email address, and other demographic information. To maintain confidentiality of this personal information, you will be assigned an identifying number, or Parent ID.

Once you have completed the Initial Survey you will receive your Parent ID, which you will need to access all the further studies. This information will also be sent to your email address.

In the email there will be a URL that links to a password protected section on the JBRF Web site. Once you've logged in with your Parent ID you will see your Survey Summary page, telling you what you've completed and what still needs to be done. There will also be a link to a special Bulletin Board which is only for parents who are taking part in these studies. The bulletin board provides a forum where you are invited to ask any questions you may have before proceeding to the next stage. This forum will be a place to return at any time during the study to communicate with research assistants to ask any questions that may arise.

There will also be answers to frequently asked question (FAQ’s) posted on this page as well as standard consent forms that can be printed or downloaded once you have decided to continue in the study.

To determine your child’s eligibility for participation in a JBRF sponsored research study, the next step is to complete a 65 item questionnaire (The Child Bipolar Parent Questionnaire V 2.0). This questionnaire is comprised of specific behaviors and symptoms that your child may or may not have exhibited. If you have another biological child with bipolar disorder whom you would like to have participate in the survey you will have an opportunity to complete another Initial Survey for them, either before or after completing the Child Bipolar Parent Questionnaire for the first child.

The information you provide will be archived in a database and linked only to the Parent ID number. Your responses to the questionnaire will be evaluated, and within 24 hours you will receive an email message informing you whether or not the screening criteria were met. Whether or not your child meets these initial criteria for the current studies, we would like to contact you in 6 months for a follow-up evaluation.

When you are ready to proceed to the initial survey and evaluation questionnaire, please begin here.