January 26, 2012
NIMH Pages about Mental Health Services Research
Science News about Mental Health Services Research
- Support Program Can Help Caregivers Cope with Relative’s Mental Illness
- Science Update • June 27, 2011
A free, nationally available program can significantly improve a family’s ability to cope with an ill relative’s mental disorder, according to an NIMH-funded study published June 2011 in Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association. - Majority of Youth with Mental Disorders May Not Be Receiving Sufficient Services
- Science Update • January 04, 2011
A substantial proportion of youth with severe mental disorders do not receive mental health care, according to data from an NIMH-funded survey published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. - New Grant Aims to Identify and Reduce Suicide Among Emergency Department Patients
- Science Update • January 13, 2010
A new NIMH-funded grant aims to increase suicide detection and prevention efforts among patients who present with suicide risk factors in hospital emergency departments. - Economic Analysis Estimates Cost of Providing Comprehensive Mental Health Care Following Disasters
- Science Update • August 11, 2009
Making evidence-based mental health services accessible to everyone in a disaster-stricken area would have substantial public health benefits, according to a statistical model developed by NIMH-funded researchers.
- Youth with Autism Coming of Age: New NIMH Study Will Focus on Transitions in Service Use and Coverage
- Science Update • August 07, 2009
The transition from teen to young adult involves many highly anticipated rites of passage. However, for youths with developmental disorders, coming of age may signal the sudden end of coverage for education and training programs, health insurance, and youth-oriented services.
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Posts about Mental Health Services Research
Meeting Summaries about Mental Health Services Research
- Alliance for Research Progress — July 29, 2011 Meeting
- July 29, 2011
Bethesda, Maryland
Summary for the July 2011 meeting of the Alliance for Research Progress. - Alliance for Research Progress — February 18, 2011 Meeting
- February 18, 2011
Bethesda, Maryland
Summary for the February 2011 meeting of the Alliance for Research Progress. - Mental Illness, Incarceration, and Community Re-entry: Telepsychiatry and Continuity of Mental Health Care
- October 29, 2008 – October 30, 2008
Austin, Texas
Participants discussed whether current knowledge and practices related to the continuity of mental health care in general and telepsychiatry specifically are effective, and how effective methods can be generalized to other domains of mental health care. - Enhancing the Impact of Mental Health Services Research
- July 23, 2007 – July 24, 2007
Washington, D.C.
The Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology Branch of DSIR sponsored the 19th National Conference on Mental Health Services Research: “Enhancing the Impact of Mental Health Services Research”. - Dissemination and Implementation Research Workshop: Harnessing Science to Maximize Health
- May 26, 2007
Rockville, Maryland
On March 26, 2007, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) co-sponsored a meeting entitled “Dissemination and Implementation Research Workshop: Harnessing Science to Maximize Health.”
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Director’s Updates about Mental Health Services Research
- NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards: Funded Work Includes Research that May Increase Knowledge about Mental Health and Brain Disease
October 18, 2007
On September 17, 2007, NIH Director Elias Zerhouni announced the 2007 recipients of the Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards. The awards are key components of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical research.
- NIMH Names Director for Division of Pediatric Translational Research and Treatment Development
May 02, 2007
Molly Oliveri, Ph.D., was recently selected to be Director of the Division of Pediatric Translational Research and Treatment Development (DPTR), after a competitive, nationwide search.
NIMH Topics
Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety Disorders
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Phobia
Populations
- Older Adults
- Men's Mental Health
- Military Servicemembers
- Women's Mental Health
- Children and Adolescents
