NICHD-NIMH Workshop: Impact of Technology and Digital Media on Child and Adolescent Development and Mental Health
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Mental Health discuss the impact of technology and digital media on child and adolescent development and mental health.
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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing Lines: Why We Must Keep Pushing for Mental Health Equity
Daniel 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...
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Life with Schizoaffective Disorder
In this lived experience feature story, Ray Lay describes the challenges of living with schizoaffective disorder and his later success in life.
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NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated With ADHD in Youth
Researchers 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.
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Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities (March)
Undergraduates, graduate students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows are invited to learn about training opportunities available in the NIMH Intramural Research Program.
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Hidden Histories: Racial Injustice at St. Elizabeths Mental Hospital
A 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 Dr. Martin Summers, author of Madness in the City...
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Dr. Joshua Gordon to Step Down as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
On 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.
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Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%
Results 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.
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Role of T-Cells in HIV Central Nervous System Reservoir Seeding, Persistence, and Neuropathogenesis
The 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.
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Multimodal Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges in HIV Clinical Care
The goal of this concept is to encourage the use of multimodal artificial intelligence to accelerate HIV diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
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