Treatment of Children with Mental Illness
Answers to frequently asked questions
about the treatment of mental disorders in children
Neuroimaging and Mental Illness: A Window Into the Brain
What Can Brain Scans Do?
This booklet explains what brain scans can and cannot do.
Mental Health Information
- If You Are in Crisis and Need Immediate Help
- Locating Services
- Clinical Trials
- Coping with Traumatic Events
- Prevention
- Treatments
- Visit BringChange2Mind.org t o find out about a national anti-stigma project.
NIMH Video and Audio
Postpartum depression may be one of the most under-recognized and under-treated disorders. Yet, it impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of new mothers. This video looks at those who are at greatest risk of postpartum depression as well as ground breaking research into treatment for PPD.
- Postpartum Depression
- NIMH's Dr. Mortimer Mishkin - Recipient of the National Medal of Science
- Does my child have ADHD? Watch this video about the signs, symptoms, and research.
- NIH Radio: NIMH Investigators Talk about New Evidence that Suggests Exercise and Positive Environment can Help Hedge Against Stress Related Depression
- NIMH Radio: Dr. Ron Duman of Yale University talks about ketamine research and treatment for major depression
- Prevent Suicide in Young Adults
Director’s Blog
NIMH’s Top 10 Research Events and Advances of 2010What’s New
Science News
Case-managed Care Improves Outcomes for Depressed Patients with Multiple Medical Conditions
Attention woes in kids with Tourette syndrome likely caused by co-occurring ADHD
Transgenic Mouse Offers a Window on Gene/Environment Interplay: Prenatal Infection Alters Behavior in Genetically VulnerableFunding & Grant News
- NIH Grant Submission Update: Major Changes for FY11 Applications
- Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Project
- NIH Announces the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network — OppNet
- NIH Is Transitioning to an Electronic Grant Submission Process
- Inside NIMH: Funding News for Current and Future NIMH Awardees
- Policy Announcements in the NIH Guide
- FY 2010 Funding Strategy for Research Grants
NIMH Announcements
- NIMH’s Dr. Mortimer Mishkin to be Awarded National Medal of Science
- NIMH announces the release of its new mental health statistics resource
- Robert Heinssen Named Director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research
- Learn More About the NIMH-U.S. Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service members (Army STARRS)
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Educational Resources
The Science of Mental Illness (Grades 6–8)
Brain’s Inner Workings (Grades 9–12)
- NIH Office of Science Education:
Resources for Science Educators
