Study overview
Overview
- Study title
- PAthways to Resilience And Mental health (PARAM) project
- Study link
- https://paramcohort.in
- Participants enrolled
- 9,000
- Lead institute
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) / National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
- Principal investigator (PI)
- Vivek Benegal (NIMHANS)
- Principal investigator profile
- Open profile
- Study design
- Longitudinal/Prospective
- Location
- Chandigarh, Kolkata, Imphal, Rishi Valley, Bangalore, Kalyani, Raipur, Jodhpur & Mysore (Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Karnataka Manipur Rajasthan West Bengal Chandigarh)
- Single / multiple sites
- Multiple Sites
- Key highlights
- The Pathways to Resilience and Mental Health (PARAM) is a longitudinal study of brain developmental trajectories from early life into adulthood and an exploration of the factors [Genome x Exposome] which shape these pathways towards Resilience or Vulnerability to Mental Illness. The study assess brain development from the prenatal period through adulthood, integrating neuroimaging, genomic, exposomic, and behavioral assessments to identify critical windows in neurodevelopment and early predictors of mental illness.
- Reference paper 1
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.266
- Reference paper 2
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41184827/
Insights & criteria
Insights
- Socio‑demographic / economic
- Urban and Rural Setting
- Recruitment and timeline
- May 2023-July 2026
- Follow‑up
- Follow-up planned for 12 months and 24 months
- Keywords
- Adoloscent, Environmental exposures, Mental Health
Details
Details
- Age group
- 2nd trimester(Antenatal)-30 years
- Gender
- Men & Women
- Scope
- National
- Category
- Adoloscent and Young Adult Cohort