One of the most horrific—and least acknowledged--effects of mass incarceration is the epidemic of mental illness in our jails and prisons. On November 13, 2018, Alisa Roth, journalist and author of Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness, will explain how this happened—and how we can fix it. Montgomery County Maryland’s State’s Attorney, John McCarthy, will discuss how mental health courts have improved public safety, prevented inappropriate incarceration, and transformed lives.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Video » UCL-NIMH Joint Doctoral Program in Neuroscience
Jobert Vargas, BS, talks about his experience in the UCL-NIMH Joint Doctoral Program in Neuroscience.
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Video » KI-NIH Collaborative Doctoral Program in Neuroscience
Stal Shrestha, PhD talks about his experience in the KI-NIH Collaborative Doctoral Program in Neuroscience.
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Video » PGY4 Residency Training and Clinical Fellowship Program & NIMH
Gioia Guerrieri DO, FAPA, talks about her experience in the PGY4 Residency Training and Clinical Fellowship Program & NIMH
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Video » Clinical Fellowship Program at NIMH
Mark Niciu, MD, PhD, talks about his experience in the Clinical Fellowship Program at NIMH.
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Science News » Understanding the Brain Mechanisms of Irritability in Youth
Researchers have identified differences in how the brains of irritable youth react to frustration, findings that could provide new paths for developing treatments for children and adolescents with severe irritability.
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Friday, October 19, 2018
Blog Post » Confronting Bias to Advance Science
Dr. Gordon discusses the presence—and negative impact—of bias in science and how we can take positive steps as individuals and organizations to challenge these assumptions and combat their damaging effects.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Science News » NIMH Director Joshua Gordon and IRP Researcher Ellen Leibenluft Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Ellen Leibenluft, M.D., chief of the Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience and co-chief of the Emotion and Development Branch in the NIMH Intramural Research Programs, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Medicine.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Blog Post » Moving Stress Research Forward
Research tells us that severe stress can cause all kinds of adverse health outcomes, including an increased risk for mental illnesses. Dr. Gordon discusses how NIMH is trying to move the field of stress research forward, toward the translation of basic findings into clinical advances.
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