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- New Data on Suicidal Behaviors in Black Americans May Guide Interventions
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December 13, 2006
Science Update
The prevalence of attempted suicide among black Americans is higher than previously reported, but near the levels reported for the general population.
- NIMH Expands Public Health Education Effort To Reach Latino Men With Depression
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October 7, 2005
Press Release
Research shows the majority of Latinos fail to recognize the symptoms of depression
- PTSD, Depression Epidemic Among Cambodian Immigrants
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August 2, 2005
Press Release
More than two decades after they fled the Khmer Rouge reign of terror, most Cambodian refugees who resettled in the United States remain traumatized.
- Medication and Psychotherapy Treat Depression in Low-Income Minority Women
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July 1, 2003
Press Release
Treatment with medication or psychotherapy reduced depressive symptoms in women from minority populations, according to research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- NIMH Awards Howard University $6.5 Million
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January 25, 2002
Press Release
Howard University Hospital Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine (HUCM) has been awarded $6.5 million from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a five-year project to implement and develop research studies pertaining to mood and anxiety disorders.