Open Data
By Thomas Insel on June 14, 2013
Dr. Insel talks about the value of data sharing and collaboration to promote innovation and scientific discovery.
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Publications About NIMH
- 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 - The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction
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Learn about changes in the brain that occur during the teen years, and the significance of this stage of development. - NIMH Strategic Plan (Flyer)
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A summary of the National Institute of Mental Health Strategic Plan objectives.
Science News About NIMH
- 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.
- NIMH Twitter Chat on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Science Update
Learn about post-traumatic stress disorder by joining NIMH’s Farris Tuma for a Twitter chat.
- Our New Look!
- Science Update
See NIMH’s new website design.
- Twitter Chat on Borderline Personality Disorder
- Science Update
NIMH teams up with Perry D. Hoffman from the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder for a chat about this topic.
- DSM-5 and RDoC: Shared Interests
- Press Release
NIMH and APA have a shared interest in ensuring that patients and health providers have the best available tools and information today to identify and treat mental health issues, while we continue to invest in improving and advancing mental disorder diagnostics for the future.
Posts About NIMH
A National Dialogue
By Thomas Insel on June 04, 2013
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
By 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.
The Top Ten Research Advances of 2012
By Thomas Insel on December 10, 2012
Dr. Insel describes his top picks in research advances for 2012.
Preventing Suicide, One Employer at a Time
By 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.
Meeting Summaries About NIMH
- Using Stem Cells for Biological and Therapeutics Discovery in Mental Illness
- April 24, 2012 – April 25, 2012
Bethesda, Maryland
On April 24-25, 2012, scientists from academia, government and the private sector met to discuss advances and challenges in using patient-derived reprogrammed cells, such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and induced neuronal cells (iNCs), to identify molecular, cellular, and developmental alterations relevant to mental illnesses and possible utility in diagnostics and drug development. - Cognitive Training in Mental Disorders: Advancing the Science
- April 09, 2012
Bethesda, Maryland
On April 9-10, 2012, NIMH convened a group of experts in cognitive training (CT) (also often referred to as cognitive remediation, CR), to review the current state of evidence for efficacy of CT approaches, discuss interventions currently in development, identify challenges to this line of research and research gaps, and learn of efforts to adopt CT interventions in clinical practice. - Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integration and Implementation in Research, Policy, and Practice
- April 02, 2012
Bethesda, Maryland
Summary of Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integration and Implementation in Research, Policy, and Practice meeting. - Navigating Your Way through a Successful Research Career: An NIMH Workshop for Early Stage Investigators
- July 05, 2011 – July 06, 2011
Rockville, Maryland
On July 5-6, 2011, the Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH), in the Office of the Director of NIMH, sponsored a workshop for early stage investigators currently supported by Diversity and Re-entry Supplements, to provide the investigators with the tools necessary to continue along the path of competitive research support and the transition to independence. The workshop aimed to instill the importance of producing innovative research within the overall mission of the NIMH in these promising early career researchers. Content of the workshop emphasized issues relating to grantsmanship and strategies for successfully navigating obstacles and developing potential solutions on the journey to a successful research career. - Professional Coalition for Research Progress: 2011 Meeting
- April 13, 2011
Washington, D.C.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) convened the seventh annual Professional Coalition for Research Progress Meeting (Coalition) on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The meeting served as an opportunity for representatives from professional organizations with an interest in NIMH research to hear about advances in mental health research and current and new research directions and strategies for NIMH; to network with colleagues; and, to interact with and express their views directly to the NIMH Director, Thomas Insel, M.D. and senior-level staff.
Director’s Updates About NIMH
- Mental Disorders as Brain Disorders: Thomas Insel at TEDxCaltech
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April 23, 2013
NIMH Director Thomas Insel discusses recent advances in neuroscience in a TED Talk presentation delivered at Caltech in January 2013.
- NIMH on the National Dialogue on Mental Health
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January 17, 2013
NIMH on the National Dialogue on Mental Health
- NIMH Clinical Director Receives Prestigious Leadership Award
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November 15, 2012
NIMH clinical director Dr. Maryland Pao has been named the 2012 recipient of the Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
- NIMH Employees Honored with 2012 NIH Director’s Awards
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July 20, 2012
NIMH employees were recently recognized by the NIH Director, for going above and beyond their duties.
- Sue Murrin Named NIMH Executive Officer
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February 27, 2012
In February, Sue Murrin joined NIMH as Executive Officer in the Office of Resource Management.