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Assessment of Ongoing Efforts in the Treatment of PTSD
The IOM will convene a committee to conduct a study of ongoing efforts in the treatment of PTSD.
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Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core...
Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the largest treatment gaps for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in the world. The ability to provide adequate human resources for the delivery of...
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Potential Health Hazards Associated with Consumption of Caffeine in Food and...
Upcoming Workshop: Potential Health Hazards Associated with Consumption of Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements
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Upcoming Workshop: Improving Access to Essential Medicines for Mental,...
Upcoming Workshop: Improving Access to Essential Medicines for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Neurodegeneration: Exploring Commonalities Across Diseases - Workshop Summary
Neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – are becoming increasingly more prevalent in the...
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Roundtable on Population Health Improvement and Roundtable on the Promotion...
Roundtable on Population Health Improvement - Fourth Workshop
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Elder Abuse and Its Prevention - Workshop Summary
Data suggests that one in 10 older adults in the United States experience physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. Elder abuse violates older adults’ fundamental...
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The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health is awarded annually to individuals, groups, or organizations in order to recognize outstanding achievement in improving mental health...
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Pioneer in Schizophrenia and Ethics Research Receives Institute of Medicine's...
The Institute of Medicine today awarded the 2013 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to William T. Carpenter, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of...
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Pioneer in Schizophrenia and Ethics Research Receives Institute of Medicine's...
The Institute of Medicine today awarded the 2013 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to William T. Carpenter, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of...
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The Contagion of Violence - A Workshop
The IOM Forum on Global Violence Prevention will convene a 2-day workshop to explore the contagion of violence and how it can be prevented and eventually ended. The public workshop will be organized...
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Elder Abuse and its Prevention - A Workshop
Violence and related forms of abuse against elders is a global public health and human rights problem with far-reaching consequences. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will convene a 2-day workshop to on...
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Improving Access to Essential Medicines for Mental, Neurological and...
An IOM committee will host a 2-day workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss opportunities for achieving long-term affordable access to essential medicines for MNS disorders.
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Developing Evidence-Based Standards for Psychosocial Interventions for Mental...
An IOM committee will develop a framework to establish efficacy standards for psychosocial interventions used to treat mental disorders. The committee will explore strategies that different...
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First Meeting of the Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs...
Please RSVP to this event by emailing Joe Goodman at jgoodman@nas.edu.
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Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
An IOM committee will comprehensively assess the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi...
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Mental Health and Violence: Opportunities for Prevention and Early...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will convene a 2-day workshop to explore the relationship between mental health and violence, and the opportunities for prevention and early intervention.
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Improving and Accelerating Therapeutic Development for Nervous System...
Although there is a high burden associated with nervous system disorders, development of new therapeutics remains stagnant. Over the last decade, fewer new drugs for nervous system disorders have...
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Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
Cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders incur high psychosocial and economic costs for the young people who experience them, for their families, and for the communities in which they live,...
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