News and Multimedia Featuring DSIR
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Developing Tools for Measuring Mental Health Outcomes• Research HighlightThe National Institutes of Health has funded six projects to develop, test, and validate outcome-focused quality measures for mental health, which are used to understand the impact of interventions when implemented in real-world health care systems and settings.
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Predictive Models Show Promise in Preventing Suicide• Research HighlightIn a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers created new suicide risk prediction models using data in electronic health records from the Indian Health Service.
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Primary Care Can Play Key Role in Suicide Prevention• Research HighlightAdding suicide care practices to routine adult primary care visits reduced suicide attempts by 25% in the months after the visit.
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Improving Firearm Safety in Pediatric Primary Care• Research HighlightAn automatic reminder supported by low-burden facilitation increased delivery of a universal secure firearm storage program during pediatric primary care.
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Smartphone Data May Not Reliably Predict Depression Risk in Diverse Groups• Research HighlightNIMH-supported research suggests AI tools built on smartphone data may struggle to predict clinical outcomes like depression in large and diverse groups of people.
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Collaborative Care Could Help Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Treatment• Research HighlightIn an NIMH-funded study, a comprehensive collaborative care intervention significantly reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among trauma patients from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
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Understanding the Availability of Mental Telehealth Services• Research HighlightIn an NIMH-funded study, researchers examine the availability and structure of mental telehealth services.
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Saving Lives Through the Science of Suicide Prevention• Feature StoryEvidence-based efforts to improve suicide risk screening, assessment, and intervention are helping to save lives, thanks to research supported by NIMH.
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Emergency Department Intervention Reduces Adult Suicide Risk• Research HighlightEvidence-based practices for suicide prevention effectively reduced suicidal behaviors among adults seen for care in emergency departments.
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Helping People With Serious Mental Illness Quit Smoking• Research HighlightIn a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and published in JAMA Psychiatry, Gail Daumit, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University, A. Eden Evins, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues developed a tobacco smoking cessation intervention for people with serious mental illness.
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RAISE-ing the Standard of Care for Schizophrenia: The Rapid Adoption of Coordinated Specialty Care in the United States• Feature StoryThe Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode research initiative, launched by NIMH to test the effectiveness of coordinated specialty care to treat first-episode psychosis, has transformed the mental health landscape in the United States and helped thousands of people with schizophrenia achieve better outcomes.
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Dr. Patricia A. Areán Named New Director of NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research• Institute UpdatePatricia A. Areán, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR).
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Youth Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Increased During Pandemic• Research HighlightHospital visits for urgent mental health care increased among children and teens in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an NIMH-supported study.
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Chatbot Encourages People With Eating Disorders to Seek Care• Research HighlightIn a new NIMH-funded study, Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine, and colleagues developed a chatbot to encourage people with eating disorders to connect with care.
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Medicaid Data Show Wide Differences in Mental Health Care in the United States• Research HighlightA new NIMH-supported study revealed differences in rates of mental health care among Medicaid enrollees based on where they live in the United States.
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NIMH Turns Challenges into Opportunities• Research HighlightThe recent NIMH Mental Health Services Research conference covered a range of topics, including mental health equity, policy, and funding.
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Family-Based Intervention Lowers Long-Term Suicide Risk in Youth• Research HighlightIn a recent study supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers examined the impact of a family-based intervention on suicide risk in youth and found risk-reduction benefits up to 10 years later.
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Study Furthers Understanding of Disparities in School Discipline• Research HighlightA new NIMH-supported analysis shows that disciplinary disparities occur as early as preschool and that their effects can negatively influence how well students do in later years.
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Study Shows REACH VET Program Effective for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide• Research HighlightA recent NIMH co-authored study shows that a Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention program was associated with fewer inpatient mental health admissions and emergency department visits, and a 5 percent reduction in documented suicide attempts.
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Mindful Mood Balance Effective for Treating Residual Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation• Research HighlightNIMH-supported researchers have found an online mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy—called Mindful Mood Balance—is effective at reducing residual depressive symptoms and at reducing suicidal ideation in those who experience these symptoms.
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Multistage Autism Screening in Early Intervention Settings May Reduce Disparities• Research HighlightAn NIMH-supported study shows that incorporating a multistage screening process for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into federally funded early intervention services may reduce disparities in early ASD diagnosis.
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Dr. Robert Heinssen to Step Down as DSIR Director• Institute UpdateIn June 2022, Robert Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP, will step down as director of the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) and transition to a new role as a senior advisor in the NIMH Office of the Director.