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Thomas Insel on April 29, 2013
NIMH is committed to new and better treatments, but this will only happen by developing a more precise diagnostic system. Going forward, we will be supporting research projects that look across current categories – or sub-divide current categories – to begin to develop a better system. RDoC is nothing less than a plan to transform clinical practice by bringing a new generation of research to inform how we diagnose and treat mental disorders.
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Thomas Insel on December 10, 2012
Dr. Insel describes his top picks in research advances for 2012.
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Thomas Insel on August 01, 2012
Dr. Insel discusses recent efforts made by the NFL and other employers to help prevent suicides, and the importance of suicide prevention research.
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Thomas Insel on June 12, 2012
Dr. Insel discusses the crisis of medication development for mental disorders.
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Thomas Insel on February 24, 2012
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week starts February 26. Dr. Insel discusses some surprising facts about these disorders, which are among the most fatal.
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Thomas Insel on February 15, 2012
Dr. Insel discusses the emergence of “big data” and how open sharing of data could impact mental health research.
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Thomas Insel on January 26, 2012
Dr. Insel responds to discussion from the National Advisory Mental Health Council concerning the need to balance research funding for basic science and mental health services.
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Thomas Insel on January 17, 2012
NIMH’s “government bureaucrats” are really dedicated public servants devoted to good patient care, improved treatments, and scientific discovery.
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Thomas Insel on January 05, 2012
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Thomas Insel on December 23, 2011
Dr. Insel shares NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances for 2011.
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Thomas Insel on December 22, 2011
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Thomas Insel on November 18, 2011
Dr. Insel reflects on an exciting neuroscience conference where an increasing interest in neuropsychiatric disorders was evident.
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Thomas Insel on November 15, 2011
Dr. Insel describes how precision medicine may put us on the path to better diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
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Thomas Insel on October 07, 2011
Dr. Insel discusses World Mental Health Day and a new approach to meeting the shortage of mental health providers.
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Thomas Insel on September 28, 2011
World Economic Forum report projects staggering costs of non-communicable diseases including mental health.
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Thomas Insel on September 06, 2011
Dr. Insel discusses the implications of comorbidity among people with serious mental illness.
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Thomas Insel on August 01, 2011
Dr. Insel gives an update in our efforts to reduce suicide in America.
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Thomas Insel on June 17, 2011
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Thomas Insel on June 14, 2011
A solver of “mysteries” — Howard Nash, M.D., Ph.D.
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Thomas Insel on June 03, 2011
Dr. Insel discusses the promising future of psychiatry as it integrates new approaches discovered through neuroscience.
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Thomas Insel on May 20, 2011
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Thomas Insel on April 19, 2011
NIMH research can have a significant impact on public health through innovations and projects that cross the four objectives outlined in NIMH’s Strategic Plan.
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Thomas Insel on March 07, 2011
Dr. Insel discusses the impact of difficult budget times on mental health research.
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Thomas Insel on January 26, 2011
Dr. Insel discuss what NIMH is doing to support economic research in light of mental health parity and health care reform.
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Thomas Insel on January 04, 2011
Dr Insel discusses research priorities for 2011.
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By
Thomas Insel on December 23, 2010
10 breakthroughs and events of 2010 which are changing the way we approach mental disorders.
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Thomas Insel on December 10, 2010
Dr. Insel discusses the need for science education and NIMH’s efforts to improve science literacy among all Americans.
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Thomas Insel on August 30, 2010
Dr. Insel discusses the evolution of clinical research and changing priorities in clinical research funding.
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Thomas Insel on July 30, 2010
Dr. insel discusses two important initiatives that will have a broad impact on NIMH’s clinical research portfolio.
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Thomas Insel on June 01, 2010
People with a major mental illness have a shorter than average life expectancy and each year there are nearly twice as many suicides as homicides in the U.S. A new report now documents that people with mental illness are three times more likely to be in the criminal justice system than hospitals because of a failure to provide services within the mental health care system.
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By
Thomas Insel on December 29, 2009
From the extraordinary funding opportunities presented by the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)External Link: Please review our disclaimer. to significant new investments in research and resource infrastructure — this has been a remarkable year for our Institute. I would like to reflect with you on how the work of 2009 has prepared us for the year ahead.
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