Mental Health News – from National Institute of Mental Health
- NIMH Research and Science Track at 2024 APA Annual Meeting May 4, 2024NIMH leadership and staff will present several sessions featuring some of the major initiatives NIMH has undertaken or been involved with over the years.
- Workshop: Neurofeedback Intervention Development: Opportunities and Challenges May 2, 2024This workshop will convene researchers and federal officials to review the state of the science for neurofeedback intervention development for mental disorders, with an emphasis on real time fMRI approaches.
- Facebook Live: Brain Stimulation Therapies May 1, 2024NIMH expert Sarah H. Lisanby, M.D. described common types of brain stimulation therapies, and why they are used, dispel misconceptions, and highlighted NIMH-supported research in this area.
- Facebook Live: Brain Stimulation Therapies May 1, 2024In recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month in May, NIMH hosted a Facebook Live event on brain stimulation therapies. The event featured NIMH expert Sarah H. Lisanby, M.D., Director of the Noninvasive Neuromodulation Unit in the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch and Director of the NIMH Division of Translational Research.
- Understanding the Underpinnings of Sensory Hypersensitivity in SCN2A-Associated Autism April 29, 2024In this NIMH-supported study, researchers investigated the neural underpinnings of sensory hypersensitivity in SCN2A-associated autism.
- Gene-Based Therapy Restores Cellular Development and Function in Brain Cells From People With Timothy Syndrome April 24, 2024In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for Timothy syndrome, an often life-threatening and rare genetic disorder that affects a wide range of bodily systems, leading to severe cardiac, neurological, and psychiatric symptoms as well as physical differences such as webbed fingers and toes.
- Accelerating Science to Improve Early Autism Screening April 23, 2024Persistent, collective efforts in the research community show how making early autism screening part of routine health care can support the well-being of children and families.
- Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Centers Meeting April 10, 2024The directors of the Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Research Centers will provide an overview of each of the projects and help each other achieve their common mission.
- Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Centers Meeting April 10, 2024Meeting recording and transcript for the Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Centers Meeting, which took place on April 10, 2024.
- Novel Treatment Helps Children With Severe Irritability April 5, 2024A new study by NIMH researchers demonstrated the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for severe irritability and temper outbursts in children. The positive results set the foundation to continue exploring exposure therapy as a potential treatment for childhood irritability.