NIMH
Federal mind-research agency
NIMH is the National Institute of Mental Health, a U.S. federal agency that conducts and funds research on mental disorders.
It's part of the National Institutes of Health.
The acronym gained wider recognition through the children's novel *Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of NIMH*, featuring laboratory rats who escaped from the institute.
Seat of cognition
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
dopamine · neuroplasticity · neuroimaging · fMRI · synaptic · circuits · neurochemistry · glutamate
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
OCD · ADHD · autism · trauma · psychosis · phobias · dissociation · self-harm
Federal medical research agency
- BethesdaMaryland city near Washington
- governmentAuthority over a state
- agencyPower to act
- directorOne who leads
budget · initiatives · priorities · congressional · appropriations · policy · outreach
Awarded funds for purposes
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- studiesLearns through examination
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
longitudinal · epidemiology · biomarkers · neuroimaging · intervention · outcomes · randomized · placebo-controlled
Treatment through guided conversation
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
SSRIs · counseling · evidence-based · recovery · pharmacotherapy · electroconvulsive · ketamine · psychoeducation
brain
Seat of cognition
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- hippocampusMemory formation region
serotonin · dopamine · neuroplasticity · neuroimaging · fMRI · synaptic · circuits · neurochemistry · glutamate · GABA
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
PTSD · OCD · ADHD · autism · trauma · psychosis · phobias · dissociation · self-harm · neurodevelopmental
NIH
Federal medical research agency
- BethesdaMaryland city near Washington
- governmentAuthority over a state
- agencyPower to act
director · budget · initiatives · priorities · congressional · appropriations · policy · outreach
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- studiesLearns through examination
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
methodology · longitudinal · epidemiology · biomarkers · neuroimaging · intervention · outcomes · randomized · placebo-controlled · cohort
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
antipsychotics · SSRIs · counseling · evidence-based · recovery · pharmacotherapy · electroconvulsive · ketamine · psychoeducation
Facility for mental treatment
therapist · psychiatrist · clinical practice · inpatient facility · counseling center
NIMHmental wellness
Healthy state of mind
happy · content · satisfied · emotional wellbeing · positive psychology
Business of creating medications
Big Pharma · Pfizer · pharmaceutical companies · Johnson & Johnson · private practice