An Experimental Therapeutic Approach to Psychosocial Interventions
Dr. Gordon talks about NIMH ’ s commitment to support the development and testing of psychosocial interventions in the greater context of the experimental therapeutics approach to treatment research. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - March 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Computational Neuroscience: Deciphering the Complex Brain
Dr. Gordon explains how computational and theoretical neuroscience can advance research into mental disorders. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - February 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Neural Circuits Research: How and Why
Dr. Gordon talks about the potential pay-offs of research on neural circuits and next steps for going forward. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
The Push for Suicide Prevention
(Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - December 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
P-Hacking
In his blog, Dr. Insel talks about on new NIMH grants that will support research on services for people of all ages with autism. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Can We Prevent Psychosis?
In his blog, Dr. Insel talks about on new NIMH grants that will support research on services for people of all ages with autism. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Lost in Translation
Drug testing in mice has been a poor guide to effectiveness in humans; Dr. Insel talks about the need for research approaches that can more reliably guide medication development. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Best of 2014
Dr. Insel offers an overview of his top ten mental health stories for 2014. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
What Caused This to Happen?
Dr. Insel discusses the idea that chance may have as much to do with the development of mental illness as do genetic and environmental factors. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Funding Science
Relative to other countries, U.S. funding of science has declined in recent years; Dr. Insel talks about the need for research and development related to mental illness. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
The Ignorance Project
At the recent World Economic Forum, brain research was a hot topic; Dr. Insel reports on statistics presented at the conference that inspire optimism that progress can be made on difficult problems, including mental disorders. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Precision Medicine for Mental Disorders
In his latest blog, Dr. Insel discusses precision medicine, which is the new hot topic in research and what it means for mental health. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Immune to Stress?
We tend to assume that the secrets to understanding individual differences in resilience to stress must be sought in the brain. Now, findings in mice suggest that the peripheral immune system might play a pivotal role. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Mortality and Mental Disorders
A recent paper reports findings on the reduction in life expectancy among people with mental illness relative to the general population; Dr. Insel discusses the magnitude and reasons for this excess mortality. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Collaborative Care
Dr. Insel lauds University of Washington psychiatrist and researchers Wayne Katon and the collaborative care approach for depression he helped develop. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
