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Workshop on Glutamate-related Biomarkers in Drug Development for Disorders of...
The goal of the workshop was to present promising current and emerging technologies with potential as reliable glutamate biomarkers, and to outline strategies to accelerate development, validation, and...
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Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Criteria Validation: Exploration of Next Steps
Presentation at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2011
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Glutamate-Related Biomarkers in Drug Development for Disorders of the Nervous...
Problems with how the neurotransmitter glutamate functions in the brain have been linked to a wide variety of disorders, including schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, substance abuse, and traumatic brain...
View ArticleHealth Implications of Raising the Minimum Age for Purchasing Tobacco Products
The IOM will establish a committee of public health, medical and other experts to conduct a study and prepare a report to be issued to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/ Center for Tobacco...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePsychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee of relevant experts to review selected psychological tests, including SVTs and PVTs, and to...
View ArticlePress Release: Increased Use of Psychological Testing Would Strengthen...
WASHINGTON – Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) should improve the accuracy and consistency...
View ArticleDefining the Expertise Needed for the 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce: A...
Defining the Expertise Needed for the 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce: A Workshop
View ArticleProviding Sustainable Mental Health Care in Ghana (April 28-29, 2015)
This workshop will bring together key stakeholders to examine country specific opportunities to improve the health system infrastructure in Ghana.
View ArticleAssessing the Impact of Digital Health Records on Alzheimer's Disease...
The Institute of Medicine will host a public session on Assessing the Impact of Digital Health Records on Alzheimer's Disease Research at the 2015 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on...
View ArticleEvaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Programs for...
The IOM will conduct an evaluation of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) SSI program for children (birth to the attainment age of 18) with disabilities based on mental disorders to determine...
View ArticleWorkshop on Opportunities to Promote Children’s Behavioral Health: Health...
This workshop will explore how healthcare reform, broadly considered, can provide opportunities and support innovations to promote children’s behavioral health and sustain them over time. Funding...
View ArticleDeveloping a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce: Workshop Summary
Given the changing landscape resulting from technological advances and the growing importance of interdisciplinary and collaborative science, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Neuroscience...
View ArticleImproving 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.
View ArticleNew Workshop Summary: Developing a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce
The Institute of Medicine Releases a new Workshop Summary: Developing a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce: Workshop Summary
View ArticleForum 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,...
View ArticlePsychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security...
The IOM will conduct a study to evaluate the value of psychological testing in the adjudication of disability claims submitted to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Disability Programs.
View ArticleThe Neuroscience of Gaming: Workshop in Brief
More than 1.2 billion people worldwide play video games (online, via console, mobile phone, and other wireless devices), and many may be unaware that programmers often incorporate neuroscience into...
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