Science News About NIMH's 75th Anniversary

Graduate student and mental health advocate Uma Chatterjee, M.S., shares her personal journey navigating life with OCD.

The National Institute of Mental Health hosted its second 75th Anniversary event—a symposium focused on inclusion in research, disparities in health and access to care, and diversity in the mental health workforce.

Decades of NIMH-supported basic research led to a pioneering treatment for postpartum depression and continues to power exciting advances in women's mental health care.

Persistent, 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.

The Research Domain Criteria Initiative (RDoC) represented a new way to conceptualize the study of mental illnesses. In celebration of NIMH's 75th Anniversary, we reflect on the beginning and progress of this initiative.

In this lived experience feature story, Ray Lay describes the challenges of living with schizoaffective disorder and his later success in life.

In celebration of NIMHs 75th anniversary, we reflect on decades of work by the institute to understand and eradicate HIV.

The National Institute of Mental Health recently hosted a symposium to kick off its 75th Anniversary celebrations.

Josh Santana shares his story of growing up with ADHD and bipolar disorder.

An in-depth look at Kristina Saffran's journey with Anorexia Nervosa.

Evidence-based efforts to improve suicide risk screening, assessment, and intervention are helping to save lives, thanks to research supported by NIMH.

NIMH supported science and NIMH researchers helped pave the way for the development of ketamine—a groundbreaking treatment that has improved the lives of those who are impacted by treatment-resistant depression.

The Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode research initiative, launched by NIMH to test the effectiveness of coordinated specialty care to treat first-episode psychosis, has transformed the mental health landscape in the United States and helped thousands of people with schizophrenia achieve better outcomes.