In recognition of Suicide Prevention week in September, NIMH is hosting a Facebook live event on Friday, September 14th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET, with NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon and Dr. Jane Pearson, chair of the Suicide Research Consortium in NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research....
Blog Post » Mental Health Research—Diversity Matters
In recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights efforts within the NIMH research portfolio to address disparities in mental health and access to care. ...
Science News » Understanding Critical Components of the Brain’s Stress Circuitry
A new study has revealed more about the organization and function of a brain structure—the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus—that may serve a key role in linking stress detection to the development of adaptive behaviors....
Science News » NIMH Releases Updates to its RDoC Framework
The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) is a dynamic and continually developing framework for studying mental disorders. Now, the RDoC Unit has unveiled changes to the RDoC framework–a reorganization of content within the Positive Valence domain....
Science News » Age-Related Racial Disparity in Suicide Rates Among U.S. Youth
Researchers have discovered an age-related racial disparity in suicide rates for U.S. youth between the ages of 5 and 17. The findings suggest a need for more research into contributing factors and targeted interventions for children....
Science News » NIMH to Host Twitter Chat on Teen Depression
On May 3, 2018, join NIMH for a Twitter chat on teen depression with experts Dr. Argyris Stringaris and Dr. Ken Towbin....
Science News » Suspect Molecules Overlap in Autism, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Depression, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder share some of the same patterns of suspect gene expression – molecular signatures....
$1,000 Academic Scholarship Contest Announced
In memory of Brendan Désir Dingle leaving us one year ago today, we have announced the winners of the contest...
Science News » NIH Releases First Dataset from Unprecedented Study of Adolescent Brain Development
The National Institutes of Health released to the scientific community an unparalleled dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study....