Barriers and Supports to HIV Treatment Among Young Women in Kenya

In a qualitative study supported by NIMH, researchers identified barriers and supports to Kenyan women’s use of PrEP, a highly effective medication to reduce HIV transmission.

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T-Cells Help HIV Enter and Persist in the Brain

A recent NIMH-supported study sheds light on the role of a unique set of T cells in trafficking HIV infection into the brain and mediating the virus’ persistence there.

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Researchers Map the Genetic Landscape of Schizophrenia in the Brain

In a comprehensive postmortem genetic analysis of the caudate nucleus in the brain, NIMH-supported researchers identified many genes associated with schizophrenia risk, including a gene that regulates the flow of the chemical messenger dopamine.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Transformative Research Requires Insider Researchers

During this talk, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of insider researchers–researchers who are members of the populations being studied–in biomedical and behavioral research.

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Dr. Elisabeth Murray Honored With Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Elisabeth A. Murray has been honored with the 2022 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Neuroscience recognizing her distinguished career in biomedical research and dedication to mentoring future leaders in neuroscience.

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Rare Genetic Variation in 10 Genes Substantially Raise the Risk for Schizophrenia

In one of the largest genetic studies of its kind researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health identified variations in 10 genes that significantly raise the risk for schizophrenia—information that could help identify new treatment targets.

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High Throughput Imaging Characterization of Brain Cell Types & Connectivity

The purpose of this NIH BRAIN Initiative workshop is to discuss unmet needs and emerging imaging approaches to characterizing brain cell types and their connectivity in human and other mammalian brains.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award

This webinar explains the post-award process and how to manage a grant once NIMH has awarded it.

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Media Advisory: NIH’s Climate and Health Initiative Tackles Global Health Effects Associated With a Climate change

A coalition of leaders at NIH outline how the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative is uniquely poised to lead and engage with communities and agencies globally to address the health effects associated with climate change.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 Effects on Brain and Mind Health: A Tale of Two Viruses

In a virtual fireside chat, Serena Spudich, M.D., M.A., and NIMH Director Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss the impact of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses on the central nervous system, similarities and differences in the pathology and clinical effects, and how this knowledge could inform research and interventions for SARS-CoV-2.

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NIMH Turns Challenges into Opportunities

The recent NIMH Mental Health Services Research conference covered a range of topics, including mental health equity, policy, and funding.

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Dr. Ruth Shim – Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services Research (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 2 Keynote Address)

Dr. Ruth Shim – Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services Research (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 2 Keynote Address)

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Dr. Leana Wen - Addressing Mental Health and Health Equity (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 1 Keynote Address)

Dr. Leana Wen - Addressing Mental Health and Health Equity (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 1 Keynote Address)

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: All of Us Research Program: Improving Health Through Innovative Technology, Large and Diverse Cohorts, and Precision Medicine

Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.M.I., Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, will discuss the program’s historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people living in the United States.

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Researchers Develop Method to Study Brain Connectivity, Functionality

Scientists have developed a research method that allows for a much more detailed examination of the brain processes involved in some neurological and mental disorders.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Writing a Successful Individual Training Grant Application Focused on Global Mental Health

This webinar focuses on strategies for developing a successful individual training grant application.

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Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

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Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

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Family-Based Intervention Lowers Long-Term Suicide Risk in Youth

In a recent study supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers examined the impact of a family-based intervention on suicide risk in youth and found risk-reduction benefits up to 10 years later.

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NIH Announces Winners of High School Mental Health Essay Contest

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pleased to announce the winners of 2022 Speaking Up About Mental Health! This Is My Story essay contest.

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NIH BRAIN Initiative Launches Projects to Develop Cell Atlases and Molecular Tools for Cell Access

The National Institutes of Health has launched two transformative projects supported by the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative: The BRAIN Initiative® Cell Atlas Network and the Armamentarium for Precision Brain Cell Access.

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Dr. Christina P.C. Borba Named Director of Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity

The National Institute of Mental Health has appointed Christina P.C. Borba, Ph.D., M.P.H., as director of the Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity (ODWD). She began her new role on September 6, 2022.

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Facebook Live: The Intersection of Suicide and Substance Use

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse co-hosted a Facebook Live event on the intersection of suicide and substance use.

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Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Initiatives: Promoting Inclusive Excellence in the Extramural Research Ecosystem

This webinar is an opportunity to hear from experienced scientific workforce diversity thought leaders about exciting and innovative initiatives at the National Institutes of Health designed to promote inclusive excellence in the extramural research ecosystem.

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NIMH Research Domain Criteria Roundtable - Data-Driven Refinement of Psychopathology: Toward Precision Diagnostics

This meeting will address two fundamental needs that could serve as a foundation for identifying meaningful clinical signatures.

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Workshop on PET-MRI

Much work in advancing research with combined PET-MRI has been done, and the invited experts in this workshop discuss these advances and avenues of research.

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NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a total of $100 million over the next five years to support nine Autism Centers of Excellence. This endeavor funds large research projects to understand and develop interventions for autism spectrum disorder.

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Scientific Symposium in Honor of Leslie G. Ungerleider: Neural Foundations of Vision and Cognition

NIMH Intramural Research Program is conducting a scientific symposium in honor of Dr. Leslie G. Ungerleider’s sizeable contributions to neuroscience.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: NAMI and NIMH: Then, Now, and the Future

Ken Duckworth, M.D., will provide an overview of NAMI and the lessons found in his upcoming book, You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health―With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real Individuals and Families.

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Facebook Live: The Intersection of Suicide and Substance Use

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are co-hosting a Facebook Live event on the intersection of suicide and substance use.

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A Clinical Pathway for Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Primary Care

An NIMH-supported workgroup developed an evidence-based screening pathway to help primary care doctors identify adults at risk of suicide and bridge them to critical mental health services.

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Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Advancing Methods and Measures to Examine the Underlying Mechanisms of Violent Deaths in LGBTQ Populations

This webinar presents methods and measures to enhance data collection efforts on violent deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations.

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Computational Methods Identify Psychosis Symptoms in Spoken Language

Researchers used computational methods to automatically detect abnormalities in spoken language that could be used to predict symptoms of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia.

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Facebook Live: The Youth Mental Health Crisis

NIMH Deputy Director Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D., led a discussion on youth suicide, the effects of technology and the pandemic on the developing brain, and what the research says about supporting the mental health of current and future generations of youth.

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Toddlers’ Responses to “Baby Talk” Linked to Social, Cognitive, Language Abilities

In an NIMH-supported study, researchers found that toddlers respond to emotionally expressive speech in different ways, and these varied responses are linked with their social, linguistic, and cognitive abilities.

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Facebook Live: The Youth Mental Health Crisis

As children prepare to return to school during these uncertain times, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live event on the nation’s youth mental health crisis featuring Deputy Director Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.

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Low Motivation for Social Bonding May Signal Behavior Problems in Early Childhood

In an NIMH-supported study, researchers found that low social affiliation—low motivation for social engagement and bonding—may be a precursor that identifies children as early as age 2 who are likely to develop callous-unemotional behaviors.

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25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR)

The 25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR): Transforming Challenges into New Opportunities brings together leading mental health services researchers, as well as clinicians, mental health advocates, and federal and non-federal partners. MHSR 2022 will highlight scientific opportunities for the next generation of high-impact research to drive mental health care improvement.

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Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: National Institute of Mental Health James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture

This interactive webinar will feature the James Jackson Memorial Award winner’s research lecture, audience Q&A session, and remarks from NIMH senior leadership, the Disparities Team, the previous year’s winner, and Dr. Jackson’s family.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Early Career Scientists in Global Mental Health Research at NIH

This webinar focuses on research career development awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for early-career scientists in global mental health research.

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Adult “Picky Eaters” Recall Helpful Parent Feeding Strategies

Researchers asked a group of self-identified adult “picky eaters” to reflect on their parents’ feeding strategies to better understand which strategies were helpful and which weren’t.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Graduate Students and Post-docs in Global Mental Health Research at NIH

This webinar discussed funding opportunities from NIH for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.

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Dr. Karen Lincoln Wins the 2022 James Jackson Memorial Award

Dr. Karen D. Lincoln wins the 2022 NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award in recognition of her excellence in mental health disparities research, mentorship, and community engagement.

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Introducing New HIV Prevention Products: The Dapivirine Ring and Injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP

TNIMH is conducting a webinar on new HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) product introduction planning in Africa, including an overview of the CATALYST implementation study exploring PrEP choice that is being conducted through Maximizing Options to Advance Informed Choice for HIV Prevention (MOSAIC).

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Facebook Live Event: The Menopause Transition and Depression

NIMH experts discussed the signs, symptoms, treatments, and latest research on the menopause transition and depression.

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Feelings of Detachment After Trauma May Signal Worse Mental Health Outcomes

A new NIMH-supported study shows that experiencing persistent feelings of detachment following trauma is an early psychological and biological marker of worse mental health outcomes.

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Study Furthers Understanding of Disparities in School Discipline

A new NIMH-supported analysis that disciplinary disparities occur as early as preschool and that their effects can negatively influence how well students do in later years.

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Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Innovations in Social Determinants of Health: Applying the Structural Competency Framework to Mental Health Care and Mental Health Care Research

This webinar provides an overview of the structural competency framework.

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Facebook Live: The Menopause Transition and Depression

NIMH experts will discuss the signs, symptoms, treatments, and latest research on the menopause transition and depression.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award

This webinar discussed some of the critical pre-award grant management processes and milestones, including but not limited to roles and responsibilities from different NIMH officials, review of the project budget, and collection of Just in Time (JIT) information.

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Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Improving Treatments for Mood Disorders and Depressive Symptoms in Women During Mid and Later Life

This webinar examines the neurobiology of depression and mood disorders during the menopause transition and later life.

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Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Submission and Peer Review of NIH Grant Applications

Nick Gaiano, Ph.D., focused on how to prepare and submit grant applications to the National Institutes of Health.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Graduate Students and Post-docs in Global Mental Health Research at NIH

This webinar will discuss funding opportunities from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Implementing Radical Healing Strategies to Promote Health Equity

Helen Neville, Ph.D., provided an overview of the psychology of the radical healing framework.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: How Looking at Genetics and Networks Led to Solving a Quantum Gravity Problem

Dr. Gates is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He presented on how looking at genetics and networks led to solving a quantum gravity problem.

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Study Shows REACH VET Program Effective for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide

A recent NIMH co-authored study shows that a Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention program was associated with fewer inpatient mental health admissions and emergency department visits, and a 5 percent reduction in documented suicide attempts.

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Mindful Mood Balance Effective for Treating Residual Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation

NIMH-supported researchers have found an online mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy—called Mindful Mood Balance—is effective at reducing residual depressive symptoms and at reducing suicidal ideation in those who experience these symptoms.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award

This webinar will discuss some of the critical pre-award grant management processes and milestones, including but not limited to roles and responsibilities from different NIMH officials, review of the project budget, and collection of Just in Time information.

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Mental Illnesses and COVID-19 Risks

Mental Illnesses and COVID-19 Risks

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Multistage Autism Screening in Early Intervention Settings May Reduce Disparities

An NIMH-supported study shows that incorporating a multistage screening process for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into federally funded early intervention services may reduce disparities in early ASD diagnosis.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Implementing Radical Healing Strategies to Promote Health Equity

Helen A. Neville, Ph.D., will provide an overview of the psychology of the radical healing framework.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: How Looking at Genetics and Networks Led to Solving a Quantum Gravity Problem

Dr. Gates is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He will present on how looking at genetics and networks led to solving a quantum gravity problem.

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Tool Uses Light to Inhibit Neural Activity in Mice

Researchers supported by NIH have developed a way to genetically insert a type of light receptor into neurons. The new technique enables the researchers to suppress the neuron’s activity using pulses of light.

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Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Submission and Peer Review of NIH Grant Applications

Nick Gaiano, Ph.D., will focus on how to prepare and submit grant applications to the National Institutes of Health.

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Panic Disorder: The Symptoms

Learn about the symptoms of panic disorder.

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NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Data Harmonization Training Webinar

The NDA Data Harmonization training webinar is strongly suggested for first-time submitters, as well as those who would like a refresher, on how to prepare to submit data.

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NIMH Data Archive NDA Data Access Webinar

The NDA Data Access webinars cover full data access functionality and instruct users on how to access data. Jupyter Notebooks will be used to illustrate the topics with informational slides and sample code.

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NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Data Validation & Submission Webinar

The NDA Data Validation and Submission webinar is offered around the bi-annual submission cycles to help prepare users involved in submitting data to understand the process of validation, error handling, submission, and post-submission Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC).

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NIMH Data Archive (NDA) New Grantee Orientation Webinar

The NDA New Grantee Orientation webinar is geared toward researchers new to NDA data sharing and will cover the entire data submission and sharing process. Researchers and data managers at any stage of data sharing are welcome to attend.

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New Approach Allows Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Target Deep Brain Structures

TMS can only directly stimulate the outermost layer of the brain, but NIMH researchers have found that mapping a person’s brain architecture may make it possible to guide TMS to deep brain targets.

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Autism and Congenital Heart Disease Share Underlying Molecular Network

A recent study of gene networks may hold some promising clues about shared mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder and congenital heart disease, two physiologically distinct disorders that often co-occur.

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National Contest Encourages High School Students to Write Short Essays Exploring Mental Health

The National Institutes of Health invites students ages 16 to 18 years old to participate in the “2022 Speaking Up About Mental Health!” essay contest.

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Clinical Decision Support System Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Serious Mental Illness

A new study shows the use of a clinical decision support system to prompt the use of shared decision-making tools, such as handouts, may result in positive impacts on long-term cardiovascular health in patients with serious mental illness.

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Mental Health and Older Adults Facebook Live Q&A

Experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conducted a Q&A on mental health, well-being, and aging. Experts discussed common concerns among older adults and tips to improve overall mental health.

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Mental Health and Older Adults Facebook Live Q&A

Experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conducted a Q&A on mental health, well-being, and aging. Experts discussed common concerns among older adults and tips to improve overall mental health.

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Stress Less: Healthy Relaxation for #OurHearts Facebook Live Event

In recognition of American Heart Month, clinical psychologists Laurie Friedman Donze, Ph.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Krystal M. Lewis, Ph.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health discussed stress and heart health by demonstrating ways to reduce stress and bring on your body’s relaxation response.

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Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

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Personalizing Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

A recent NIMH-supported study investigated whether deep brain stimulation could be personalized for individuals with treatment-resistant depression.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Beyond FDA Approval: Assessing the Value of New Health Technologies

Dr. Foluso Agboola will provide a brief background on the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review and describe the Value Assessment Framework using their review of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression as an example.

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Mental Health and Older Adults Facebook Live Q&A

Join experts from NIMH, NIA, and SAMHSA for a Q&A on mental health, well-being, and aging. Learn how to recognize common concerns among older adults and tips to improve your overall mental health.

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Get to Know Your Brain

Your brain is an incredible and complex organ! It helps you think, learn, create, and feel emotions, and it controls every blink, breath, and heartbeat. Learn more about the parts of the brain and what each area helps control.

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Women’s Experiences of Sexual Assault and Harassment Linked With High Blood Pressure

Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime—including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment—were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to an NIH-funded study.

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Join the Stress Less: Healthy Relaxation for #OurHearts Facebook Live Event

In recognition of American Heart Month, join clinical psychologists Laurie Friedman Donze, Ph.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Krystal M. Lewis, Ph.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health for a conversation on stress and heart health.

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Machine Learning Study Sheds Light on Gaze Patterns in Adults With Autism

NIMH researchers examine what people with ASD and people without ASD look at when viewing a social scene.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Cancer Control in the 21st Century with an Emphasis on Risk Reduction

Dr. Otis Webb Brawley will provide an overview of cancer incidence and mortality trends in populations defined by race, socioeconomic status, area of residence.

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Workshop: Nonaffective Psychosis in Midlife and Beyond

The workshop's goal is to share the latest findings, challenges, and opportunities for transformative research in mid to late-life populations living with nonaffective psychosis.

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Dr. Robert Heinssen to Step Down as DSIR Director

In June 2022, Robert Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP, will step down as director of the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) and transition to a new role as a senior advisor in the NIMH Office of the Director.

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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Social Determinants to Optimize Infant Brain Development

Cynthia Rogers, M.D. provided an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.

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What is informed consent?

This video explains what informed consent means in clinical trials participation.

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Extramural Research Community Listening Session: Town Hall

This listening session will feature a panel of researchers sharing their perspectives on barriers and facilitators to equity in funding success for minoritized NIMH grant applicants.

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The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Social Determinants to Optimize Infant Brain Development

In this talk, Cynthia Rogers, M.D. will provide an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.

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