From Practice to Research
By Thomas Insel on November 15, 2012
Dr. Insel introduces an innovative approach that one group is taking to speed up the dissemination of research results into clinical practice.
Topic Page: Mental Health Services Research
NIMH Pages About Mental Health Services Research
Publications About Mental Health Services Research
- About NIMH
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This fact sheet describes the mission of NIMH and provides an overview of its work to reduce the burden of mental illness through research training, and information dissemination. Highlights major research areas and gives examples of clinical trials funded through NIMH
Science News About Mental Health Services Research
- Community-based Treatments Offset Depression Disparities
- Science Update
Improving care for depression in low-income communities -- places where such help is frequently unavailable or hard to find -- provides greater benefits to those in need when community groups such as churches and even barber shops help lead the planning process, according to a new study.
- DoD, VA, and HHS Report on Improving Mental Health Services for Military, Veterans, and Families
- Science Update
A new report from the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services outlines progress made toward improving mental health services for members of the military, veterans, and their families.
- Science/AAAS Webinar on Translational Neuroscience Research Featuring NIMH’s Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.
- Science Update
Want to know how the latest findings in neuroscience research go from bench to bedside? NIMH and Science/AAAS partnered to produce an informative webinar on translating neurobiological research into treatments.
- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the State of Mental Health Care in the United States
- Science Update
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses state of U.S. mental health care, commemorates JFK’s speech on the topic 50 years ago.
- 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy Sent a Special Message to Congress About the State of Mental Health
- Science Update
Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress about the state of mental health—and changed the way Americans view mental health care.
Posts About Mental Health Services Research
Words Matter
By Thomas Insel on October 02, 2012
Some barriers to progress are simply linguistic. In mental health, we are stymied by our language. For example, terms like “depression” or “schizophrenia” or “autism” have achieved a reality that far outstrips their scientific value. Each refers to a cluster of symptoms, similar to “fever” or “headache.” Yet the field has imbued these “fictive categories” with biological meaning, which has precluded the development of biomarkers that might confer validity. Is PTSD – or autism – a “disorder” or an injury? We need a broad conversation to help us understand how our language may be holding us back, limiting not only our impact but our imagination.
Balancing Immediate Needs with Future Innovation
By 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.
Meeting Summaries About Mental Health Services Research
- Alliance for Research Progress — February 8, 2013 Meeting
- February 08, 2013
Rockville, Maryland
Summary for the February 2013 meeting of the Alliance for Research Progress. - Research to Improve Health and Longevity of People with Severe Mental Illness
- September 10, 2012 – September 11, 2012
Bethesda, MD
On September 10-11, 2012, the NIMH Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH) and Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) convened the meeting, “Research to Improve Health and Longevity of People with Severe Mental Illness.” The purpose of the meeting was to assess the state of the science in preventing and treating medical comorbidities in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and identify the most critically needed research to reduce premature mortality in this vulnerable group. - Alliance for Research Progress — July 13, 2012 Meeting
- July 13, 2012
Washington, DC
Summary for the July 2012 meeting of the Alliance for Research Progress. - Alliance for Research Progress — February 10, 2012 Meeting
- February 10, 2012
Rockville, Maryland
Summary for the February 2012 meeting of the Alliance for Research Progress. - Alliance for Research Progress — July 29, 2011 Meeting
- July 29, 2011
Bethesda, Maryland
Summary for the July 2011 meeting of the Alliance for Research Progress.
Director’s Updates About Mental Health Services Research
- NIMH Director Tom Insel Participates in ScienceLive Chat
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October 05, 2012
NIMH Director Tom Insel Participates in ScienceLive Chat
- NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards: Funded Work Includes Research that May Increase Knowledge about Mental Health and Brain Disease
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October 18, 2007
On September 17, 2007, NIH Director Elias Zerhouni announced the 2007 recipients of the Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards. The awards are key components of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical research.
- NIMH Names Director for Division of Pediatric Translational Research and Treatment Development
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May 02, 2007
Molly Oliveri, Ph.D., was recently selected to be Director of the Division of Pediatric Translational Research and Treatment Development (DPTR), after a competitive, nationwide search.