Dr. Michelle Freund, NIMH Project Officer on the significance of CLARITY. Read Transcript.
April 11, 2013
Project officer Michelle Freund, Ph.D., of the NIMH Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science, explains the significance of CLARITY, a breakthrough method for analyzing the brain.
March 18, 2013
NIMH grantee Dr. Gail Daumit talks about the Project Achieve weight loss trial.
March 12, 2013
NIMH grantee Tracy Bale, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, discussed her line of research into how maternal stress might differentially affect the developing male brain during an interview at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience meeting.
March 01, 2013
Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., director of NIMH’s Division of Adult Translational Research, explains the significance of recent study findings for diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
February 04, 2013
Dr. Maura Furey on the search for a fast acting anti-depressant.
November 09, 2012
A soldier to soldier message for returning military veterans.
October 10, 2012
One parent's goal to improve the classroom environment.
August 31, 2012
NIMH Director Thomas Insel discusses strategy with NIMH research Dr. Jane Pearson.
August 17, 2012
Advances in neuroscience research may bring tough questions.
April 25, 2012
Autism-like behaviors in mice have been reduced, using an experimental agent being tested in patients for a related disorder
April 25, 2012
Autism-like behaviors in mice have been reduced, using an experimental agent being tested in patients for a related disorder
March 29, 2012
New brain wiring images reveal a pervasive 3D grid structure with no diagonals, say scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health.
February 22, 2012
Dr. Pamela Collins on global mental health challenges and NIMH initiatives.
December 16, 2011
Embedded reporter and NIMH discuss mental health issues for some Iraq War veterans
November 16, 2011
Dr. Joel Kleinman explains when and where genes turn on in the brain
October 14, 2011
Dr. Sandro Galea, a National Institute of Mental Health grantee, talks about disasters and mental health research.
September 14, 2011
Dr. Sandro Galea, a National Institute of Mental Health grantee, talks about disasters and mental health research.
September 12, 2011
NIMH researchers honored with White House Champions of Change award.
August 28, 2011
NIMH researcher Dr. Douglas Meinecke talks about critical suicide prevention research.
August 22, 2011
NIMH researcher Dr. Jane Pearson talks about warning signs as well as progress in suicide prevention.
July 13, 2011
Every day, military veterans return from the intense surroundings of warfare. And some of those returning veterans come home with unique mental health challenges: a topic of discussion between NIMH Director Dr. Thomas Insel and Sergeant Todd Bowers of the organization Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
May 02, 2011
For more than twenty years, National Institute of Mental Health neuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd has studied the development of the adolescent brain. Decades of imaging work have led to remarkable insight and a more than a few surprises.
April 18, 2011
Dr. Ricardo Dolmetsch and his colleagues have generated stem cells from children with autism allowing them to study how the brain develops in children with ASD.
February 08, 2011
Dr. Marsha Linehan was featured in a series of lectures on Borderline Personality Disorder.
February 08, 2011
Recently, the National Institute of Mental Health hosted an event that focused on Borderline Personality Disorder. Featured speakers included BPD researcher Dr. Marsha Linehan as well as Amanda Wang, founder of RethinkBPD.
January 13, 2011
Amanda Wang is the lead organizer of RethinkBPD, a peer-led advocacy and support group for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Ms. Wang participated in a lecture series on BPD at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. She shared her personal experience in coping with BPD as well as the objectives of RethinkBPD.
December 17, 2010
Postpartum depression may be one of the most under-recognized and under-treated disorders. Yet, it impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of new mothers. This video looks at those who are at greatest risk of postpartum depression as well as ground breaking research into treatment for PPD.
November 15, 2010
Video from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Congratulations to Dr. Mortimer Mishkin, recipient of the National Medal of Science. Dr. Mishkin becomes the first National Institute of Mental Health intramural scientist to receive this honor. In this video Dr. Mishkin talks about his five decades of research at NIMH.
September 14, 2010
NIMH researchers talk about the symptoms of ADHD as well as the latest research.
July 15, 2010
In the wake of the Gulf coast oil spill, Dr. Farris Tuma, Chief of the NIMH Traumatic Stress Research Program, addresses mental health challenges facing residents and health care providers. Dr. Tuma talks about warning signs and action steps individuals should consider if they are concerned about the well being of their families.
For more information about coping with the oil spill, please see this fact sheet.
June 28, 2010
Best-selling author and journalist Judith Warner met with NIMH Director, Tom Insel . Warner has written extensively about American family culture, raising children in today's society, and now, the challenges faced by families of children diagnosed with mental disorders. Ms. Warner is a former contributing columnist for the New York Times and was a special correspondent for Newsweek in Paris.
June 16, 2010
BDNF stands for brain derived neurotrophic factor. This molecule, found in the brain's fear hub could have a significant impact on the study of anxiety disorders including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Francis Lee of Weill-Cornell Medical College is a leading BDNF investigator and was a recent guest lecturer at the National Institute of Mental Health.
April 09, 2010
Bipolar Spectrum Disorder is rare among children. But for parents who may have concerns about their youngster’s behavior, Dr. Ellen Leibenluft talks about possible warning signs. Dr. Leibenluft is Senior Investigator and Chief of the Bipolar Spectrum Disorder Section at the National Institute of Mental Health.
February 26, 2010
It’s been called one of the richest studies of its kind. The National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey looked into the well being of the nation’s children. Dr. Kathleen Merikangas of the National Institute of Mental Health was the lead author of the survey that tracked mental disorders in children and how many of those surveyed received treatment.
February 25, 2010
In the last decade, the United States has experienced a series of man-made and natural disasters. Large numbers of people in this country have been exposed to potentially traumatic events. This video focuses on NIMH research in the areas of traumatic stress reactions and specifically mental health issues among U.S. service members. What we learn from the military experience can help us understand stress risk predictions for the entire population.
February 01, 2010
People with depression discuss how they got help.
January 25, 2010
How the brain reacts to anesthesia is a neuroscientific phenomenon that includes a dash of mystery. But the study of anesthesia could lead to treatment of sleep issues frequently associated with many mental disorders.
January 04, 2010
The human brain goes through a complex process to form and consolidate memories. But is it possible to replace memories of fearful events, and in doing so, assist in the treatment of patients suffering from the debilitating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder or other anxiety disorders? Dr.Joseph LeDoux and a team of New York University neuroscientists think they have found a way to replace traumatic memories through therapy.
November 23, 2009
Recent studies indicate an increase in autism prevalence. Columbia University sociology professor Dr. Peter Bearman joins NIMH Director Thomas Insel in this timely discussion.
November 06, 2009
In the past eight years, the United States has experienced a series of manmade and natural disasters. Large numbers of people in this country have been exposed to potentially traumatic events. In this National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) video, Drs. Robert Heinssen and Farris Tuma discuss NIMH research in the areas of traumatic stress reactions and specifically mental health issues among U.S. service members. What we learn from the military experience can help us understand stress risk predictions for the entire population.
October 19, 2009
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) sat down with researcher Dr. Robert Sapolsky to discuss his ground-breaking research and to answer the question: Can we learn to handle stress by observing animals in the wild? In trying times, the answers may be with the life and death decisions made by these animals and their predators.
October 12, 2009
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) interviewed Dr. Gene Robinson about his recent research on bees and socialization and asks these questions: What is the most altruistic animal? What can we learn from the small, but complex bees?
October 05, 2009
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) talks with Dr. Charis Eng about advances in personalized medicine. As the field of mental health strives to find genetic markers for mental illnesses, we look to the field of cancer research which has made enormous strides in personalized genomic medicine.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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