National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health - NIMH

Organization URL(s)

nimhinfo@nih.gov
www.nimh.nih.gov  

Other Contact Information

6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663

866-615-6464 (Voice - Toll-free)
301-443-4513 (Voice, Public Inquiries (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.))
301-443-4279 (FAX)
866-415-8051 (TTY, Toll-free)

Description

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health, seeks to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavioral. NIMH provides a wide range of information based on that research. Publications are available through the NIMH Web site or by calling the NIMH information center for information and to order publications.

Online Resources

• Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/antidepressant_child.cfm
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Overview)
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index.shtml
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm
• Bipolar Disorder
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolar.cfm
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bpd.cfm
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: An Update from the National Institute of Mental Health
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolarupdate.cfm
• Children and Violence
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/violencemenu.cfm
• Clinical Trials at the National Institute of Mental Health
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/studies/index.cfm
• Depression
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm
• Depression Traced to Overactive Brain Circuit
  http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nimh-03.htm
• Depression: NIMH Health Information
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Depressionmenu.cfm
• Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm
• Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/Publicat/eatingdisorders.cfm
• Facts About Anxiety Disorders
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/anxiety.cfm#anx1
• Facts About Panic Disorder
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/anxiety.cfm#anx2
• Facts About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/anxiety.cfm#anx4
• Facts About Social Phobia
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/anxiety.cfm#anx5
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): A Real Illness
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/index.shtml
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Violence and Disasters
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/helping-children-and-adolescents-cope-with-violence-and-disasters-what-parents-can-do.shtml
• Medications - Mental Health, Mental Illness
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm
• Men and Depression Booklet
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/men-and-depression/summary.shtml
• Mental Disorders and Medications
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm#antianx
• Mental Health Publications & Education Programs
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.cfm
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Real Illness
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ocdmenu.cfm
• Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm
• Panic Disorder
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/panicmenu.cfm
• Panic Disorder: A Real Illness
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/panic-disorder-a-real-illness/summary.shtml
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ptsdmenu.cfm
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Real Illness
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-a-real-illness/summary.shtml
• Real Men. Real Depression.
  http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/
• Schizophrenia
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizoph.cfm
• Scientific Meetings - National Institute of Mental Health
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ScientificMeetings/index.cfm
• Social Phobia: A Real Illness
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/socialphobiamenu.cfm
• Stories of Depression: Does This Sound Like You?
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/NIMHstoriesdepression.cfm
• Story of Bipolar Disorder (Manic-depressive Illness)
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/NIMHstorybipolar.cfm
• Suicide Facts
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention.shtml
• Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and Prevention
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/harmsway.cfm
• Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/teenbrain.cfm
• The Numbers Count
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/numbers.cfm
• Treatment Of Children with Mental Disorders
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm

Print Resources

Publications may be ordered online at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index. Several consumer publications in Spanish are also available. Single copies are free. See instructions online for bulk orders.

Related Topics

Agoraphobia Alzheimers Disease Anorexia Antidepressants Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Disorder Autism Behavior Disorders Behavioral Sciences Bipolar Disorders Brain Diseases Bulimia Clinical Trials Depression Eating Disorders Epidemiology Hyperactivity Learning Disability Light Therapy Lithium Multiple Personality Disorder Neuroses Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Panic Disorder Paranoia Patient Education Pharmacology Phobias Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum Depression Premenstrual Syndrome Psychiatry Psychology Psychopharmacology Psychoses Research Schizophrenia Suicide U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gender Gap Mental Disorders Brain Maternal Health Mental Health Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Personality Disorder

Review Date

Wed Dec 12, 2007