Developing Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression
This concept aims to accelerate the development of sensitive and specific markers and tools (behavioral, physiological, and biological) to predict individual response among two or more existing therapeutics for depression. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation (IMPACT)
This concept aims to encourage research using novel behavioral measures to foster a new generation of clinical signatures, leading toward precision assessment, prognosis, and treatment of mental disorders. The initial focus will be to (1) develop or optimize behavioral tasks that measure individual differences and demonstrate added utility for clinical prediction when combined with standard clinical diagnosis; (2) form a data infrastructure that can support computational approaches to build tools for clinical decision making. This research will involve one or more longitudinal cohorts established either through new data co...
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Integrating Data and Implementation Science to Accelerate HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care
This concept aims to encourage participatory data science and implementation science research to accelerate HIV prevention, treatment, and care. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - September 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news