August 22, 2011
Suicide Prevention and Research
NIMH researcher Dr. Jane Pearson talks about warning signs as well as progress in suicide prevention.
Dr. Michelle Freund, NIMH Project Officer on the significance of CLARITY. Read Transcript.
July 13, 2011
Help for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
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
Development of the Young Brain
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
Stem Cell Possibilities in Autism Research
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
Rethinking BPD: A Clinician’s View
Dr. Marsha Linehan was featured in a series of lectures on Borderline Personality Disorder.
February 08, 2011
Borderline Personality Disorder
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
Rethinking BPD: A Patient’s View
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 Treatment
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
Honoring Mortimer Mishkin
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
ADHD: Signs, Symptoms, Research
NIMH researchers talk about the symptoms of ADHD as well as the latest research.
On This Page…
- Suicide Prevention and Research
- Help for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
- Development of the Young Brain
- Stem Cell Possibilities in Autism Research
- Rethinking BPD: A Clinician’s View
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Rethinking BPD: A Patient’s View
- Postpartum Depression Treatment
- Honoring Mortimer Mishkin
- ADHD: Signs, Symptoms, Research
