Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.
Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.
Researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman’s susceptibility to disabling irritability, sadness, and anxiety in the days leading up to her menstrual period.
Clinical Research Studies (Clinical Trials) are of primary importance to the NIMH mission.
Dr. Kathleen Ries Merikangas is Senior Investigator and Chief of the Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch in the Intramural Research Program at the NIMH.
Dr. Mishkin is Chief of the Section on Cognitive Neuroscience in the Laboratory of Neuropsychology, NIMH. He received an A.B. from Dartmouth College (1946) and an M.A. (1949) and Ph.D. (1951) from McGill University.
Dr. Murray received her B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University and her Ph.D. in Physiology from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. After postdoctoral work at the NIMH studying the neural substrates of tactual learning and memory, she became a tenured faculty member. Dr. Murray is currently the Chief of the Section on the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory in the Laboratory of Neuropsychology.
NIMH envisions a world in which mental illnesses are prevented and cured.
Explore NIMH publications and online resources.
Explore las publicaciones y recursos en línea del NIMH.
Funding News for Current and Future NIMH Awardees.
Learn more about RDoC, a research framework that supports new ways of studying mental disorders.
Learn more about the NIH NeuroBioBank and brain tissue donation.
