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Facebook Live: Brain Stimulation Therapies
NIMH expert Sarah H. Lisanby, M.D. will describe common types of brain stimulation therapies, and why they are used, dispel misconceptions, and highlight NIMH-supported research in this area. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Novel Treatment Helps Children With Severe Irritability
A new study by NIMH researchers demonstrated the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for severe irritability and temper outbursts in children. The positive results set the foundation to continue exploring exposure therapy as a potential treatment for childhood irritability. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Centers Meeting
The directors of the Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Research Centers will provide an overview of each of the projects and help each other achieve their common mission. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Workshop: Advancing the Science on Peer Support and Suicide Prevention
This 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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Workshop Day One: Advancing the Science on Peer Support and Suicide Prevention
This workshop brought experts in peer support suicide prevention to discuss relevant conceptual frameworks, recent advances in understanding what works and for whom, service settings and service-user characteristics that inform intervention strategies across the crisis services continuum, digital and telehealth applications, considerations for youth, and equity considerations. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Workshop Day Two: Advancing the Science on Peer Support and Suicide Prevention
This workshop brought experts in peer support suicide prevention to discuss relevant conceptual frameworks, recent advances in understanding what works and for whom, service settings and service-user characteristics that inform intervention strategies across the crisis services continuum, digital and telehealth applications, considerations for youth, and equity considerations. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Revolutionizing the Study of Mental Disorders
The Research Domain Criteria Initiative (RDoC) represented a new way to conceptualize the study of mental illnesses. In celebration of NIMH's 75th Anniversary, we reflect on the beginning and progress of this initiative. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Study Reveals Potential Neural Marker for Social Impairment in Psychotic Disorders
Research funded by NIMH found a link between a low level of social interest among people with psychotic disorders and brain regions in the social motivation system. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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 without mental health equity. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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 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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news