National Institute of Mental Health
| National Institute of Mental Health | |
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 National Institute of Mental Health |
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| Carrier: | United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| Membership: | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Facility location: |
Bethesda, Maryland , United States
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| Type of research: | Clinical and basic research |
| Areas of expertise: | psychiatry |
| Management: | Joshua A. Gordon, Director |
| Homepage: | www.nimh.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH ) is one of the 27 institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, in turn, belongs to the US Department of Health and is the most important authority for biomedical research in the US.
The NIMH is a research center specializing in mental disorders and the largest institution of its kind in the world. Founded in 1949, the institute is located in Bethesda, Maryland . It has an annual budget of around US $ 1.5 billion (financial year 2016).
task
The NIMH sees its task in expanding the knowledge of causes and treatment of mental disorders through basic research and clinical research . Particular attention is paid to the following points:
- Discovery of new methods of deciphering the causes of mental disorders
- Research into disease progression to improve intervention options
- Develop new and better interventions
- Increasing public awareness of your own subject areas
Well-known researchers
- Julius Axelrod , Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine 1970
- Roger Sperry , 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard , Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine 2000 together with Arvid Carlsson , have been supported by the NIMH for more than three decades.
Web links
- Official website (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.nimh.nih.gov > About> Director
- ↑ Homepage NIMH