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Patients and Impatience: A Call to the Best and the Brightest
The recent proposal by the National Institute of Mental Health, or NIMH, to redirect a portion of its extramural research investment away from basic behavioral and social science research into research that more directly addresses
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Observer Forum
A Wealth of Opportunity The wealth disparities article [Observer, November 2003] demonstrated how the techniques of psychology can enhance a variety of disciplines ranging from geography to marketing. Likewise, the knowledge produced within psychology can
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New Director, New Directions: An Interview with NIMH Director Tom Insel
Numbers tell the story. And the latest numbers from the National Institutes of Health fairly scream that the National Institute of Mental Health is the NIH home for psychology. In 2001, NIMH spent almost $360
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NIMH Strategies for Moving Evidence-Based Mental Illness Treatments from Laboratory to Real World Therapies
Internet Resources The following web pages trace the various NIMH programs relevant to translational research: Report of the NIMH Clinical Treatment and Services Research Workgroup Interventions and Practice Research Infrastructure Program (IP-RISP) Dissemination and Implementation
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NIMH Study: Blacks Mentally Healthier
Contrary to earlier research, mental health disorders in African Americans occur less often than their white counterparts, according to preliminary epidemiological findings from a study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Jackson
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Nakamura Named Acting Director of NIMH
APS Fellow and Charter Member Richard Nakamura has been named acting director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), making him the highest-level psychologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Nakamura has pledged
