President Obama signed an Executive Order directing key federal departments to expand suicide prevention strategies and take steps to meet the current and future demand for mental health and substance abuse treatment services for veterans, service members, and their families.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Meeting Summary » Addressing Mental Disorders: The Missing Link to Effective HIV Prevention, Care, Treatment, and Support
Meeint summary of Addressing Mental Disorders: The Missing Link to Effective HIV Prevention, Care, Treatment, and Support – Satellite meeting of the 19th International AIDS Conference
Video » Stanford’s Hank Greely on Research Advances vs. Social Challenges
Advances in neuroscience research may bring tough questions.
Science News » Agent Reduces Autism-like Behaviors in Mice
Autism-like behaviors in mice have been reduced, using an experimental agent being tested in patients for a related disorder.
Science News » Daily or Severe Tantrums May Point to Mental Health Issues
Most young children lose their temper sometimes, but daily tantrums or tantrums with severe behaviors, such as aggressive or destructive tantrums, are unusual and could signal a larger problem, according to an NIMH-funded study.
Science News » Daily or Severe Tantrums May Point to Mental Health Issues
Most young children lose their temper sometimes, but daily tantrums or tantrums with severe behaviors, such as aggressive or destructive tantrums, are unusual and could signal a larger problem, according to an NIMH-funded study.
Science News » Daily or Severe Tantrums May Point to Mental Health Issues
Most young children lose their temper sometimes, but daily tantrums or tantrums with severe behaviors, such as aggressive or destructive tantrums, are unusual and could signal a larger problem, according to an NIMH-funded study.
Blog Post » Summer Science
Numerous provocative advances in neuroscience were reported during the summer of 2012.
Blog Post » Preventing Suicide, One Employer at a Time
Dr. Insel discusses recent efforts made by the NFL and other employers to help prevent suicides, and the importance of suicide prevention research.
Meeting Summary » Using Stem Cells for Biological and Therapeutics Discovery in Mental Illness
On April 24-25, 2012, scientists from academia, government and the private sector met to discuss advances and challenges in using patient-derived reprogrammed cells, such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and induced neuronal cells (iNCs), to identify molecular, cellular, and developmental alterations relevant to mental illnesses and possible utility in diagnostics and drug development.