Director’s Messages
- Harnessing the Power of Technology for Mental Health
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By Joshua Gordon on
In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses the potential that technology holds for expanding the reach of mental health care.
- What Can Animals Tell Us About Mental Illnesses?
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By Joshua Gordon on
In this Director’s Message, directed toward a general audience, Dr. Gordon discusses the role of animals in mental health research and what they can tell us about human mental illnesses.
- A Hypothesis-Based Approach: The Use of Animals in Mental Health Research
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By Joshua Gordon on
In this Director’s Message, directed toward the research community, Dr. Gordon provides guidance to researchers on the use of animals in mental health research funded by NIMH.
- Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed
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By Joshua Gordon , Nora Volkow on
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In observance, Dr. Gordon has partnered with Dr. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), to highlight a dimension of the opioid crisis that receives too little attention—the links between opioid use, opioid use disorder, and suicide.
- New Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Guessing Right on Ketamine
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By Joshua Gordon on
In his latest message, Dr. Gordon discusses the role of NIMH and other researchers in the development of esketamine, an FDA-approved, rapid-acting medication that targets treatment-resistant depression.
- Planting the Seed: Today’s Research Shapes Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs
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By Joshua Gordon on
In this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon digs into the historical roots of the hippocampus and the role it plays in human memory – an example of how scientists build upon past research discoveries and, in turn, advance the science that could benefit future generations.
- I’m Optimistic about Depression
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By Joshua Gordon on
In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses research-based advances in the understanding and treatment of depression.
- Progress and Priorities in Autism Research: It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Springtime
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By Joshua Gordon on
April is Autism Awareness Month and in this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses the past, present, and future of autism research.
- A Bench-to-Bedside Story: The Development of a Treatment for Postpartum Depression
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By Joshua Gordon on
In this message, Dr. Gordon discusses the role of NIMH and others in the bench-to-bedside story of bexanolone, which has just been approved by the FDA as the first treatment specifically for postpartum depression.
- Around the World and Back Again: Global Mental Health Efforts
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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.