Primary Recipient

YALE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$1,345,812.00

Award Date

4/28/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Obesity and obesity related medical conditions contribute to increased mortality among persons with schizophrenia and increased healthcare costs. There are no treatments that have been convincingly shown to be effective for weight reduction in this popula