Look who is getting into mental health research
Tech companies are bringing their ability to extract knowledge from data to health care. Dr. Insel gives some examples that show the potential of new tech-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
New hope for treating psychosis
Results from a major NIMH project provide evidence that coordinated specialty care can improve outcomes for first episode psychosis. Dr. Insel blogs about the RAISE project and other recent studies of coordinated care. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Farewell
In his farewell post, Dr. Insel looks back at six years of the director ’ s blog and reflects on the tasks ahead in mental health research and practice. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
Freshman Year
Dr. Gordon talks about his plans for his first year as NIMH director and his priorities for research. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Depression, Daughters, and Cellular Aging
An early sign of depression risk may provide not only a biomarker for depression but a clue to the relationship between depression and risk for medical illnesses; Dr. Insel blogs. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - November 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Insel Source Type: blogs
