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NIMH Project
Family History Database Project
Research Task Force/ Consulting Services
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The Family History Database Project
This is a compilation of multiple multigenerational family histories into one
database. This database, when amassed, will be available for researchers to
use. Currently the project is in the pilot stage. Forty-four participants are
entering their family history data into a computer program. A user’s guide is
being prepared which will direct participants how to code certain data for easy
access for researchers. When participants have entered and coded all their data
they will contribute it to the project. Anonymity of the data will be
preserved.
This database will permit research on many questions including
the possibility of confirming the concept of the multigenerational transmission
process. Current coordinators of the project are Patricia Comella, Kathleen Kerr, and Louise Rauseo.
For information about participating in the project, please contact
Kathleen Kerr at
research@thebowencenter.org.
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