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A Conversation With Lee Anna Clark
The APS Fellow and personality researcher talks about the scientific and practical challenges of classifying mental disorders — the subject of an article she has co-authored for Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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NIH-Wide Policy Doubles Down on Scientific Rigor and Reproducibility
One of the largest governmental funders of psychological science is stepping up its
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NIMH Launches User-Friendly RDoC Matrix Format
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently announced an update to the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative. RDoC is a new research framework for studying mental disorders by focusing on fundamental neurobehavioral processes using
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Accreditation Summiteers in Agreement on Change
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Cuthbert Named NIMH Acting Director
APS Fellow Bruce Cuthbert has been named acting director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) following the announcement that the agency’s longtime director, Thomas R. Insel, is stepping down. Among other things, Cuthbert
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NIMH RDoC Initiative Strives to Reshape Mental Health Research
An initiative by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) aims to reframe mental health research — from research to treatment. The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative cuts across traditional diagnostic categories to identify relationships
