Journal article
Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank: A database of comprehensive clinical, endophenotypic and genetic data for aetiological studies of schizophrenia
C Loughland, D Draganic, K McCabe, J Richards, A Nasir, J Allen, S Catts, A Jablensky, F Henskens, P Michie, B Mowry, C Pantelis, U Schall, R Scott, P Tooney, V Carr
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Published : 2010
Abstract
Objective: This article describes the establishment of the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank (ASRB), which operates to collect, store and distribute linked clinical, cognitive, neuroimaging and genetic data from a large sample of people with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Method: Recruitment sources for the schizophrenia sample include a multi-media national advertising campaign, inpatient and community treatment services and non-government support agencies. Healthy controls have been recruited primarily through multi-media advertisements. All participants undergo an extensive diagnostic and family history assessment, neuropsychological evaluation, and blood sample donation for gen..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
The Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Enabling Grant No. 386500), the Pratt Foundation, Ramsay Health Care, the Viertel Charitable Foundation and the Schizophrenia Research Institute. Additional funding has been provided by the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, the Baxter Charitable Foundation, the Ian Potter Foundation, the Merrett Foundation, the Patrick Brennan Trust, the Ron and Peggy Bell Family Legacy, State Trustees and the Trust Company. In kind support has been provided by Intersect, McKesson Asia Pacific, Ogilvy PR and Singleton Ogilvy & Mather.