There he is! Strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” are drowned out by applause as soon as my wife and I recognize our son’s name. Four years of diligent planning and working hard culminates in this moment as he strides across the stage … or rather, as his name slides slowly across our television screen. Welcome […]
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has released its Strategic Plan for Research. The new plan provides a framework for advancing research priorities that support the Institute’s mission: To transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. “Mental illnesses are common […]
A few weeks ago, a couple of weeks into social distancing, my wife and I were walking our dog Zoey on a drab Friday morning. It had been a challenging week, and my mood was not particularly good. We went down the street to our car, which my wife was going to take to work […]
A new data analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health finds patients who visited the emergency department for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose in the year after being discharged and 18 times more likely to die by suicide relative to the general population. Additionally, in the […]
About NIMH April 29, 2020   Watch on YouTube. Transcript [music] Text on screen: National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. We aim to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses though basic research and clinical research, paving the way […]
Strategic Plan for Research Overview April 29, 2020   Watch on YouTube. Transcript [music] Text on screen: National Institute of Mental Health Strategic Plan for Research The NIMH Strategic Plan will guide our research forward across the country and around the world. In this Strategic Plan for Research, NIMH outlines four high-level Goals: Goal 1: […]
Message from the Director on the Strategic Plan for Research April 29, 2020   Watch on YouTube. Transcript Dr. Joshua A. Gordon: At the National Institute of Mental Health, we set the national agenda for mental health research, and it's an exciting time to be at the helm. Scientific advances are rapidly transforming neuroscience and […]
Zhen Ni: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Cortical Anatomy and Clinical Neurophysiology April 28, 2020   Watch on YouTube. Transcript Zhen Ni: So, my name is Zhen Ni. I am a Senior Research Fellow working in NINDS. So, today I will talk about the Cortical Anatomy and the Clinical Neurophysiology for the TMS Introduction. As we know, […]
Bruce Luber: TMS Parameters and Protocols April 28, 2020   Watch on YouTube. Transcript Bruce Luber: Hello, my name is Bruce Luber. I'm a staff scientist at the NIMH, National Institute of Mental Health, and I'd like to talk about some of the basics behind TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation, by talking about the basic parameters […]
Virtual Workshop: Transforming the Practice of Mental Health Care April 24, 2020   Watch on YouTube. Transcript Mi Hillefors: For your information, I've started a recording now, Holly. Sarah Lisanby:Justin Baker, I just want to check your audio. Justin Baker:Any luck? No audio? Sarah Lisanby:Yes. And just checking if Joshua Gordon's audio was working? So, […]
