Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., the pediatrician and scientist who exposed the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan, will present a first-hand account of her research efforts to discover the truth and her fight for justice in the national spotlight.
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Scientific Meeting » Webinar: NIH Research Training Opportunities in Global Mental Health
On March 18, 2020, the National Institute of Mental Health is hosting a webinar on research training opportunities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for researchers interested in global mental health.
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Blog Post » Coping With Coronavirus: Managing Stress, Fear, and Anxiety
Each person responds to stress in different ways. In this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon talks about managing fear, anxiety, and stress related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Audio » Dr. Laura Lewis: Pushing fMRI into New Realms
Dr. Peter Bandettini sits down with Dr. Laura Lewis, an NIMH-supported researcher at Boston University, to discuss her groundbreaking work using fMRI to study the importance of sleep for the brain.
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Blog Post » Piecing Together the Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon highlights new findings that advance our understanding of how genetic differences contribute to the development of schizophrenia.
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Video » Join a Study – Depression, TMS, Psychotherapy and Brain Function
This video describes a National Institute of Mental Health study of talk therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression symptoms. Researchers are currently looking for adults ages 18-65 with major depression to participate in this inpatient or outpatient research study that has daily visits for 8 weeks, and then once-monthly visits for 3 months.
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Scientific Meeting » NIMH Novel Target Discovery and Psychosocial Intervention Development Workshop
Join NIMH’s Division of Translational Research for this two-day workshop focused on accelerating interdisciplinary research that supports the identification of novel targets to develop and improve non-pharmacological treatments for mental illness.
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Video » Depression Mental Health Minute
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about depression.
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Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series – A Myth of Convenience: The Law Lag and Scientific Progress
On February 13, 2020, Sheila Jassanoff, Ph.D., J.D., will present “A Myth of Convenience: The Law Lag and Scientific Progress,” as part of the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series.
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Science News » Neural Signature Identifies People Likely to Respond to Antidepressant Medication
NIH-funded research uses machine learning algorithm to predict individual response to a commonly-prescribed antidepressant.
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