Scientific Meetings from 2008
Scientific Meetings from 2008
- The 14th NIMH Biennial Research Conference on the Economics of Mental Health
- September 25 - 26, 2008
Bethesda, MD
The 14th NIMH Biennial Research Conference on the Economics of Mental Health meeting summary - Workshop: "Neurobiological Basis of Circadian Rhythms Interaction with Complex Behavior"
- July 22 - 23, 2008
Bethesda, Maryland
The overall goal of this workshop was to encourage and further extend research on the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the association between circadian rhythms with higher brain functions and behaviors of importance to the NIMH research mission. - Research Roundtable: Heterogeneity in Child and Adolescent Depression
- February 18 - 19, 2008
Washington, DC
The purpose of this workshop was to discuss empirical evidence for sources of heterogeneity in child and adolescent depression, evaluate the significance of known heterogeneity, and identify promising research directions in this area. - Child and Adolescent Effectiveness Research in Clinical Practice and Community Settings: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities
- January 24 - 25, 2008
Washington, DC
This workshop provided a forum for reviewing accomplishments and challenges in conducting effectiveness research in practice and other community settings and served as an opportunity for informally discussing promising approaches to further research. The focus of the meeting was on testing the effectiveness of treatment interventions for children and adolescents when delivered in clinical practice and other community settings, such as schools. - Design and Evaluation of Clinical Trials for PTSD: A VA, NIMH, DOD Working Group
- January 22 - 23, 2008
Rockville, Maryland
NIMH joined the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, and the Department of Defense, Health Affairs, in organizing a two day working group to review, in the context of the recent IOM report, generally agreed upon standards for clinical trials in biomedical and behavioral research; discuss some of the clinical and research challenges associated with clinical trials for PTSD; and develop expert advice for surmounting these challenges in future intervention trials for PTSD.
