Director ’s Innovation Speaker Series: Transformative Research Requires Insider Researchers
Leticia M árquez-Magaña, Ph.D., discussed the importance of insider researchers–researchers who are members of the populations being studied–in biomedical and behavioral research. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

NIMH Creates Publicly Accessible Resource With Data From Healthy Volunteers
The NIMH Healthy Research Volunteer Study aims to build a comprehensive, publicly accessible resource with a range of brain and behavioral data from healthy volunteers. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Brief Cognitive Training May Extend the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine
An NIMH-supported study suggests that a brief self-association training program can extend the effects of a single ketamine infusion by shifting people ’s negative self-beliefs. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Director ’s Innovation Speaker Series: Ecological Grief and Anxiety: A Healthy Response to Climate Change
During this talk, Ashlee Cunsolo, Ph.D., will discuss the profound, cumulative, and complex mental health outcomes of the climate crisis. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Director ’s Innovation Speaker Series: Ecological Grief and Anxiety: A Healthy Response to Climate Change
During this talk, Ashlee Cunsolo, Ph.D., discussed the profound, cumulative, and complex mental health outcomes of the climate crisis. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Health Economics at NIMH and NIDA – Domestic and International
This meeting will highlight health economics research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Health Economics at NIMH and NIDA – Domestic and International
This meeting highlighted health economics research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Worse Mental Health and Accelerated Brain Development in Adolescents
An NIMH-supported study suggests that adolescents living through the COVID-19 pandemic may be experiencing more anxiety and depression symptoms and accelerated brain aging. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

NIMH Researcher Karen Berman Elected as AAAS Fellow
Karen Berman, M.D., a senior investigator at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), has been elected as a 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Mechanisms of Reciprocal Interactions between HIV Associated Neuroinflammation and Central Nervous System (CNS) Persistence: Implications in HIV Neuropathogenesis and Cure
The goal of this concept is to examine mechanisms of reciprocal interactions between HIV-associated neuroinflammation and central nervous system (CNS) persistence in the setting of excellent virologic control using novel CNS cell systems, organoid models, and single-cell technologies. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Novel Approaches to Understanding the Mechanisms of the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer ’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and Advancing Therapy Development
This concept aims to encourage research that will enhance knowledge of mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia, leading to the development of novel treatments. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Attention to Geometric Images May Offer Biomarker for Some Toddlers with Autism
An NIMH-supported study shows that preference for geometric images may be robust enough to serve as a biomarker for identifying some young children with autism. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Director ’s Innovation Speaker Series: The Opioid Crisis: Disrupting the Status Quo with the HEALing Communities Study
During this lecture, Sharon L. Walsh, Ph.D., will discuss how the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is testing the prevention and treatment of opioid misuse in select communities hard hit by the opioid crisis. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Mechanisms of Reciprocal Interactions between HIV Associated Neuroinflammation and Central Nervous System (CNS) Persistence: Implications in HIV Neuropathogenesis and Cure
The goal of this concept is to examine mechanisms of reciprocal interactions between HIV-associated neuroinflammation and central nervous system (CNS) persistence in the setting of excellent virologic control using novel CNS cell systems, organoid models, and single-cell technologies. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Novel Approaches to Understanding the Mechanisms of the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer ’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and Advancing Therapy Development
This concept aims to encourage research that will enhance knowledge of mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia, leading to the development of novel treatments. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news