Open Data
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Dr. Insel talks about the value of data sharing and collaboration to promote innovation and scientific discovery.
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A National Dialogue
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Dr. Insel talks about the President’s launch on June 3 of the National Dialogue on Mental Health, and NIMH’s role in this effort.
Transforming Diagnosis
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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.
The Top Ten Research Advances of 2012
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Dr. Insel describes his top picks in research advances for 2012.
Preventing Suicide, One Employer at a Time
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Dr. Insel discusses recent efforts made by the NFL and other employers to help prevent suicides, and the importance of suicide prevention research.
Experimental Medicine
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Dr. Insel discusses the crisis of medication development for mental disorders.
Spotlight on Eating Disorders
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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week starts February 26. Dr. Insel discusses some surprising facts about these disorders, which are among the most fatal.
An Emerging Era of Big Data
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Dr. Insel discusses the emergence of “big data” and how open sharing of data could impact mental health research.
Balancing Immediate Needs with Future Innovation
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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.
We Are the Government
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NIMH’s “government bureaucrats” are really dedicated public servants devoted to good patient care, improved treatments, and scientific discovery.
Treatment Development: Where do we go from here?
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Dr. Insel discusses opportunities for treatment development.
NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances of 2011
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Dr. Insel shares NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances for 2011.
Treatment Development: Where do we go from here?
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Dr. Insel discusses opportunities for treatment development.
Neuroscience Advances Showcased in Washington
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Dr. Insel reflects on an exciting neuroscience conference where an increasing interest in neuropsychiatric disorders was evident.
Improving Diagnosis Through Precision Medicine
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Dr. Insel describes how precision medicine may put us on the path to better diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Help Wanted: Making Workplaces Work in Mental Health Care
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Dr. Insel discusses World Mental Health Day and a new approach to meeting the shortage of mental health providers.
The Global Cost of Mental Illness
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World Economic Forum report projects staggering costs of non-communicable diseases including mental health.
No Health Without Mental Health
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Dr. Insel discusses the implications of comorbidity among people with serious mental illness.
Bending the Curve on Suicide
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Dr. Insel gives an update in our efforts to reduce suicide in America.
Investing Wisely in Public Health
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Dr. Insel on investing in research.
A Solver of “Mysteries” — Howard Nash, M.D., Ph.D.
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A solver of “mysteries” — Howard Nash, M.D., Ph.D.
Psychiatry: Where are we going?
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Dr. Insel discusses the promising future of psychiatry as it integrates new approaches discovered through neuroscience.
Making the Most of our Interventions Research
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Dr. Insel provides a vision for future clinical research.
NIMH Impact on Public Health
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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.
Funding Science in a Time of Austerity
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Dr. Insel discusses the impact of difficult budget times on mental health research.
The Economics of Health Care Reform
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Dr. Insel discuss what NIMH is doing to support economic research in light of mental health parity and health care reform.
Looking forward to 2011
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Dr Insel discusses research priorities for 2011.
NIMH’s Top 10 Research Events and Advances of 2010
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10 breakthroughs and events of 2010 which are changing the way we approach mental disorders.
Science Education – Investing for the Future
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Dr. Insel discusses the need for science education and NIMH’s efforts to improve science literacy among all Americans.
Taking Clinical Research to the Next Level
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Dr. Insel discusses the evolution of clinical research and changing priorities in clinical research funding.
Three Principles for Clinical Research
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Dr. insel discusses two important initiatives that will have a broad impact on NIMH’s clinical research portfolio.
Turning the Corner, Not the Key, in Treatment of Serious Mental Illness
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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.
2009, A Remarkable Year For NIMH
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From the extraordinary funding opportunities presented by the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) 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.