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Director's Message

Messages about HIV/AIDS

Addressing HIV-related Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination

By Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., and Maureen M. Goodenow, Ph.D., Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health on

In this jointly written Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon and Dr. Goodenow discuss the importance of addressing intersectional stigma in the context of HIV prevention, treatment, and care.

Reflection on 40 Years of HIV/AIDS Research

By Guest Author on

In this jointly written Director’s Message, NIMH director Dr. Joshua Gordon and Dr. Maureen Goodenow, associate director for AIDS Research and director of the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health, discuss 40 years of NIMH and NIH support for HIV/AIDS research.

Around the World and Back Again: Global Mental Health Efforts

By Joshua Gordon on

Mental illnesses are a global problem. In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses his recent trip to Nepal and Kenya to see how NIMH is helping bring cutting-edge research to bear on the problems facing individuals with mental illnesses in low-resource settings.