NIMH News Feed2024-03-19T09:37:49-04:00National Institute of Mental Healthnimhwebmaster@mail.nih.govnimh.nih.gov.main:fafdbe9d-949f-48d4-b3e5-361772f6a32aInformation Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities (March)tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:114462024-03-28T08:00:00-04:00Undergraduates, graduate students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows are invited to learn about training opportunities available in the NIMH Intramural Research Program.NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated With ADHD in Youthtag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115552024-03-13T08:00:00-04:00Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain’s frontal cortex and information processing centers deep in the brain. Life with Schizoaffective Disordertag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115402024-03-11T08:00:00-04:00In this lived experience feature story, Ray Lay describes the challenges of living with schizoaffective disorder and his later success in life.Hidden Histories: Racial Injustice at St. Elizabeths Mental Hospitaltag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:112662024-03-01T07:00:00-05:00A decade before the end of slavery, Washington D.C.'s St. Elizabeths Hospital began treating Black patients for mental illnesses. As the nation's first integrated, federally funded mental health facility, the concept was groundbreaking, but as history shows us, inclusion did not mean equality. In this episode, we'll talk with Boston College Professor of History Dr. Martin Summers, author of "Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions." We'll discuss how ideas of false racial differences shaped the inequitable care of the hospital's Black patients and learn how those ideas evolved over time.Dr. Joshua Gordon to Step Down as Director of the National Institute of Mental Healthtag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115362024-02-29T07:00:00-05:00On February 29, 2024, Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., announced his decision to end his tenure as the director of the National Institute of Mental Health.Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115342024-02-27T07:00:00-05:00Results from a large clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression, or both six weeks after birth. Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing Lines: Why We Must Keep Pushing for Mental Health Equitytag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115622024-02-20T07:00:00-05:00Daniel E. Dawes, J.D. , explored the crucial link between mental health and systemic health through the lens of equity and discussed how we can learn from and repair past issues to achieve mental health equity moving forward. As David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, concluded, “there is no health without mental health .” And there is no health equity without mental health equity.Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing Lines: Why We Must Keep Pushing for Mental Health Equitytag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:114792024-02-20T07:00:00-05:00During this lecture, Daniel E. Dawes, J.D. , explored the crucial link between mental health and systemic health through the lens of equity and discuss how we can learn from and repair past issues to achieve mental health equity moving forward. A full recording of the event will be available soon. Workshop: Advancing the Science on Peer Support and Suicide Preventiontag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:114442024-02-08T07:00:00-05:00This workshop brings together experts in peer support suicide prevention to discuss relevant conceptual frameworks, recent advances, service settings, and service-user characteristics that inform intervention strategies across the crisis services continuum, digital and telehealth applications, and considerations for youth equity.Establishing Standards for Data and Metadata from Wearable Devicestag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115102024-01-29T07:00:00-05:00Wearable technology shows promise in providing information that can be used to create biomarkers of various diagnostic groups that have relevance to mental illness. However, there are barriers related to the different data formats used in existing devices that make data aggregation difficult. The purpose of this concept is to support the establishment of standards for data, as well as metadata and related coordination activities, that will allow researchers to easily access data from wearable devices and integrate those data for subsequent data analysis. Multimodal Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges in HIV Clinical Caretag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115092024-01-29T07:00:00-05:00The goal of this concept is to encourage the use of multimodal artificial intelligence to accelerate HIV diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.Role of T-Cells in HIV Central Nervous System Reservoir Seeding, Persistence, and Neuropathogenesistag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:115082024-01-29T07:00:00-05:00The goal of this concept is to encourage research to define the mechanisms and roles of T-cells in HIV/central nervous system (CNS) reservoir seeding, persistence and neuropathogenesis. This research will be critical for developing therapeutic strategies for targeting CNS reservoirs and ongoing neuroinflammation that drive CNS comorbidities.Decades of Dedication and Collaboration: Unraveling the HIV Mysterytag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:114592024-01-29T07:00:00-05:00In celebration of NIMHs 75th anniversary, we reflect on decades of work by the institute to understand and eradicate HIV.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Alters Brain Activity in Children With Anxietytag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:114572024-01-24T07:00:00-05:00Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health found that unmedicated children with anxiety disorders show widespread overactivation in brain functioning and that treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy led to a clinically significant drop in anxiety symptoms and improved brain functioning. Researchers Expand Understanding of Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Fragile X Syndrometag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:114172024-01-18T07:00:00-05:00An NIMH-supported study of the 3D genome revealed widespread silencing of genes with important roles in brain function in fragile X syndrome and related disorders.