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NYU Child Study Center researcher receives award from NARSAD

Dr. Rachel Klein awarded NARSAD Joy and William Ruane Prize for Children and Adolescent Psychiatric Research

Grant and Award Announcement

New York University Child Study Center

New York, NY (October 19, 2004)--Rachel Klein, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders at the New York University Child Study Center and Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine, has been awarded the fourth annual Joy and William Ruane Prize for Children and Adolescent Psychiatric Research to be awarded at NARSAD's Gala Dinner on Friday, October 22, 2004.

The Ruane Prize of $50,000 is awarded by the NARSAD to a scientist conducting exemplary research on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of severe child psychiatric illness. The chosen researcher is one who gives particular promise for advancing the fields on child and adolescent psychotic, affective or other severe psychiatric disorders.

Dr. Klein has been an active researcher in child psychiatry for several decades and has been involved with a number of National Institute of Mental Health-funded studies including research on Methylphenidate Efficacy and Safety in ADHD Preschoolers, Treatment of Child Anxiety in Nonpsychiatric Settings, Childhood Stimulant Impact on Later Drug Abuse, and Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Treatment Study (CAMS). Dr. Klein has authored over 200 articles and seven books and has played a major role in the career development of young researchers in psychiatry.

Magda Campbell, M.D., Professor Emeritus at the New York University School of Medicine was also honored with NARSAD's Ruane Prize for her research.

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NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, is the largest non-government, publicly funded organization that distributes funds for brain disorder research. NARSAD's principal program is the selection and funding of grants to young scientists. The NARSAD Distinguished Investigator program and the NARSAD Independent Investigator program provide research awards to senior scientists on a highly selective basis for outstanding, innovative, and urgent research projects. NARSAD has awarded 2,412 grants to 1,902 scientists for $162.1 million since the program's inception in 1987. These grants were given to scientists in 323 universities and medical research institutions, pre-dominantly in the United States. Recipients are also in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

The NYU Child Study Center is dedicated to advancing the field of mental health for children and their families through evidence-based practice, science, and education. Program specialists translate scientific developments and innovative procedures into everyday techniques for parents, educators, pediatricians, and other mental health professionals. The Center's vision is to be the premier source of child mental health information, improve and influence the practice of child mental health professionals, and in doing so, change the face of children's mental health in this country.

For more information, contact the NYU Child Study Center at (212) 263-6622 or at www.AboutOurKids.org.


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