NIMH: Journal Highlights Effectiveness of Research Based Psychotherapies for Youth

Reviews of the current research on psychosocial and behavioral therapies, or psychotherapies, for children and adolescents found a number of "well established" and "probably efficacious" treatments for many mental disorders. For example, six were "probably efficacious" for anxiety disorders, and two were "well established" for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to scientists funded by NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The results were published in a special issue of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and cover the current state of research psychotherapies for children and adolescents with mental disorders. This special issue provides a 10-year update on the original special issue on psychosocial treatments, published in 1998.

Science Update: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/journal-highlights-effectiveness-of-research-based-psychotherapies-for-youth.shtml

NIMH: Maintenance Treatment Crucial for Teens’ Recovery from Depression

Long-term maintenance treatment is likely to sustain improvement and prevent recurrence among adolescents with major depression, according to an NIMH-funded study published in the April 2008 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. The study analyzed data from the Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study, a large, NIMH-funded trial in which depressed teens were randomized to one of three treatments for 36 weeks—fluoxetine (Prozac), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or a combination of both.

Science Update: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/maintenance-treatment-crucial-for-teens-recovery-from-depression.shtml

NIMH: OCD Risk Higher When Several Variations in Gene Occur Together

Several variations within the same gene act together to raise the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), new NIMH research suggests. The gene produces a protein that helps make the brain chemical serotonin available to brain cells. Previously, the gene variations had been implicated in OCD individually, in separate studies – but other studies sometimes found that the variations had no impact on risk of OCD. The reason for the inconsistent results appears to be that the variations have an impact on OCD risk when they occur together, not individually, NIMH researchers reported in the March 1 issue of Human Molecular Genetics.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/ocd-risk-higher-when-several-variations-in-gene-occur-together.shtml

NIMH: New Research to Help People with Mental Disorders Quit Smoking

A new grant funded by NIMH will develop an intervention designed to help people with serious mental illness (SMI) quit smoking. The addiction is very common among people with SMI, and contributes significantly to deteriorating health and higher costs for care. But it is difficult to treat among people with SMI because they require a tailored approach that is incorporated into their existing mental health treatment.

Science Update: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/new-research-to-help-people-with-mental-disorders-quit-smoking.shtml

NIMH: Paying More for Prescriptions May Limit Seniors’ Access to Antidepressants

New cost-sharing policies may prevent some older adults diagnosed with depression from filling new antidepressant prescriptions, according to an analysis published in the April 2008 issue of Psychiatric Services. The NIMH-funded study examined eight years of data from a British Columbia, Canada, program that evolved from comprehensive prescription coverage to cost-sharing in which seniors were responsible for a part of the costs of their prescriptions.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/paying-more-for-prescriptions-may-limit-seniors-access-to-antidepressants.shtml

NIMH: Rates of Rare Mutations Soar Three to Four Times Higher in Schizophrenia—Multiple Genetic Glitches Disrupt Pathways Critical for Brain Development

People with schizophrenia have high rates of rare genetic deletions and duplications that likely disrupt the developing brain, according to studies funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These tiny anomalies were found in 15 percent of adult onset schizophrenia patients and 20 percent of child and adolescent onset patients, compared with only 5 percent of healthy participants. Collectively, the mutations carried by patients were significantly more likely than those in healthy participants to disrupt genes involved in brain development — potentially implicating hundreds of genes in the illness, which affects about 1 percent of adults. Two independent teams of researchers report on their combined findings in an article published online in Science Express, March 27, 2008.

Press release: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/rates-of-rare-mutations-soar-three-to-four-times-higher-in-schizophrenia.shtml

NIMH: Newly Awarded Autism Centers of Excellence to Further Autism Research

The National Institutes of Health have announced the latest recipients of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. These grants will support studies covering a broad range of autism research areas, including early brain development and functioning, social interactions in infants, rare genetic variants and mutations, associations between autism-related genes and physical traits, possible environmental risk factors and biomarkers, and a potential new medication treatment.

Press Release: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/newly-awarded-autism-centers-of-excellence-to-further-autism-research.shtml

NIMH: Autism Gene Scans Converge on Two Suspect Sites, Two Types of Genetic Risk

Four teams of scientists, using resources supported in part by NIMH, have pinpointed two different sites in the genome, each conferring a different type of genetic risk for autism. At one site, risk genes appear to be inherited. At the other, risk stems from spontaneous mutations, not seen in the genetics of the parents. In both examples, evidence suggests the suspect genes are critical for development of brain circuits impaired in autism.

Science update: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/autism-gene-scans-converge-on-two-suspect-sites-two-types-of-genetic-risk.shtml

Past Child Abuse plus Variations in Gene Result in Potent PTSD Risk for Adults—Combined Factors May Change Biology of Stress-response System as it Develops

A traumatic event is much more likely to result in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults who experienced trauma in childhood – but certain gene variations raise the risk considerably if the childhood trauma involved physical or sexual abuse, scientists have found. The research was conducted with NIMH funding and others. Results of the study were reported on March 19 in a special issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association devoted to the influence of genes on health and disease.

Press release: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/past-child-abuse-plus-variations-in-gene-result-in-potent-ptsd-risk-for-adults.shtml

NIH Research Suggests Stimulant Treatment for ADHD Does Not Contribute to Substance Abuse Later In Life--Early Evaluation for Substance Abuse Still Important for This High-Risk Group

Treating children as early as age six or seven with stimulants for Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not likely to increase risk of substance abuse as adults, according to two studies funded by the NIH. However, the studies also showed treatment with stimulants did not prevent substance abuse later in adulthood. The studies are being published in April 2008 issue of American Journal of Psychiatry.

Press Release: http://www.nida.nih.gov/newsroom/08/NR4-01.html

NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Nicotine Addiction and Lung Cancer: Variant also Increases Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Scientists have identified a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more susceptible to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing two smoking-related diseases, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease. The research was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The study was published in the April 3 issue of the journal Nature.

Press Release: http://www.nida.nih.gov/newsroom/08/NR4-02a.html

NIAAA: Scientists Find Genetic Factor in Stress Response Variability

Inherited variations in the amount of an innate anxiety-reducing molecule help explain why some people can withstand stress better than others, according to a new study led by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) funded researchers. Scientists identified gene variants that affect the expression of a signaling molecule called neuropeptide Y (NPY). Found in brain and many other tissues, NPY regulates diverse functions, including appetite, weight, and emotional responses.

Press Release: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/niaaa-02a.htm

NIAAA: Scientists Link Chromatin Changes with Alcohol Withdrawal Anxiety

Changes to genetic material in the brain may help induce the anxiety that is characteristic of alcohol withdrawal, according to a new study conducted in rats and supported by the NIAAA. The finding points to possible therapies to prevent withdrawal-related anxiety, a driving force behind alcohol use among dependent individuals. Previous studies have implicated a brain structure known as the amygdala in anxiety and alcohol-drinking behaviors. Other studies have shown that chemical modifications to chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins within every cell nucleus, can influence the expression of genes and thus may affect disease processes.

Press Release: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/niaaa-02.htm

New on the NIMH Website

Research Roundtable: Heterogeneity in Child and Adolescent Depression

The purpose of this NIMH 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.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/scientific-meetings/2008/research-roundtable-heterogeneity-in-child-and-adolescent-depression.shtml

Available Limited Access Datasets from NIMH Clinical Trials

The NIMH supports data collection from participants in numerous clinical trials. These data from well-characterized clinical samples constitute an important scientific resource. It is the view of the NIMH that their full value can only be realized if they are made available, under appropriate terms and conditions, in a timely manner to the wider scientific community. To this end, limited access datasets from clinical trials supported under NIMH research contracts, grants and cooperative agreements will be made available for distribution.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/trials/datasets/nimh-procedures-for-requesting-data-sets.shtml

New on the NIDA Website

NIDA Notes

The latest issue of NIDA Notes is now available. NIDA Notes covers drug abuse research in the areas of treatment and prevention, epidemiology, neuroscience, behavioral science, health services, and AIDS. The publication reports on research; identifies resources; and promotes communication among clinicians, researchers, administrators, policymakers, and the public.

http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNIndex.html

New NIAAA Resources

Online Training Now Available

A new, interactive video training program from the NIAAA demonstrates quick and effective strategies for screening patients for heavy drinking and helping them to cut down or quit. Based on the NIAAA Clinician’s Guide, the online program features four 10-minute video case scenarios, each led by an expert clinician who offers insights and engages viewers in considering different strategies for treatment and follow-up. Continuing education credit for physicians and nurses who use the training program will be provided through Medscape.com.

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/EducationTrainingMaterials/VideoCases.htm

Developmental Nature of Underage Drinking in Special Journal Supplement

In a special supplement to Pediatrics, edited and sponsored by the NIAAA, physicians will have access in one place to the reviews and analyses of current research on biological, behavioral, and environmental changes during childhood and adolescence that foster the initiation, maintenance, and acceleration of illegal use of alcohol by underage youth.

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/NewsEvents/NewsReleases/pediatricians.htm

New ‘NIH Research Matters’ of Interest

Rare Genetic Glitches May Raise Schizophrenia Risk

Rare deletions and duplications in a person's genetic makeup may significantly increase the risk for developing schizophrenia, according to a new study. Most of the mutations are so unusual that researchers spotted them only in one person or a single family.

http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/april2008/04072008schizophrenia.htm

Gene Variants Affect Human Stress Resilience

Inherited genetic variations that affect an anxiety-reducing molecule help explain why some people can withstand stress better than others, according to a new study.

http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/april2008/04072008stress.htm

Gene Variations Affect PTSD Risk for Adults Abused as Children

Certain gene variations, a new study has found, make adults who were abused as children more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic event.

http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/march2008/03312008ptsd.htm

NIA Announces New Electronic Newsletter

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announces a new electronic newsletter, Spotlight on Aging Research: News and Notes from the National Institute on Aging. This newsletter will highlight NIA research, recently published findings, upcoming events and new publications, and will provide links to current funding opportunities and other information.

http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/SOAR/v1n1/

New Resources from SAMHSA

Latest SAMHSA News Available

The latest issue of SAMHSA News highlights the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Initiative, a program which has increasingly become an integral part of medical practice in clinics, emergency rooms, and other treatment settings.

http://www.samhsa.gov/SAMHSA_News/index.htm

SAMHSA: New Toolkit on Cultural and Linguistic Competence

SAMHSA's National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention has published a toolkit on cultural and linguistic competence to support the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. The toolkit features three important aspects of cultural and linguistic competence: organizational structure, engagement, and services/activities/interventions.

http://www.promoteprevent.org/Resources/clc/index.html

New CMHS State Mandates Report

This new report available from the SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) focuses on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment workers, and state-recognized mental health clinicians with authority to prescribe psychotropic medications.

http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/Ken/pdf/SMA07-4228/CMHS17a_StateMandates_web.pdf

SAMHSA: Preventing Suicide among Persons with Serious Mental Illness

The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in collaboration with SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Resource Center has released the report, Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Roles for the State Mental Health Authority.

http://www.sprc.org/library/SeriousMI.pdf

SAMHSA: New Reports from the Office of Applied Studies

Employment Status and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2006

Of the substance abuse treatment admissions aged 18 to 64 reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set, 31 percent in 2006 were employed full- or part-time at the time of admission, 33 percent were unemployed, and 36 percent were not in the labor force.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/employTX/employTX.cfm

Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use

Based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 3.2 percent of the persons aged 12 or older who first used alcohol 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview were dependent on alcohol in the past 12 months. Of those who first used marijuana in the 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview, 5.8 percent were dependent on marijuana in the past year. Among new users of crack cocaine in the 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview, 9.2 percent were dependent on any type of cocaine in the past year; and 13.4 percent of the new users of heroin in the 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview were dependent on heroin in the past year.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/newUseDepend/newUseDepend.cfm

Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use among Underage Drinkers

Based on combined data from SAMHSA's 2005 to 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, an annual average of 28.3 percent of underage drinkers (10.8 million persons aged 12 to 20) drank alcohol in the past month. Underage drinkers who drank in the past month used alcohol an average of 5.9 days in the past month and consumed an average of 4.9 alcoholic drinks per day on the days they drank in the past month. Person under the legal age consumed, on average, more drinks per days on the days they drank in the past month than drinkers of legal age.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/underage/underage.cfm

New Resources from CDC

CDC Releases National Violent Death Reporting System Data

An estimated 50,000 persons die annually in the United States as a result of violence-related injuries. This report summarizes data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) concerning violent deaths from 16 U.S. states for 2005. For 2005, a total of 15,495 fatal incidents involving 15,962 violent deaths occurred in the 16 NVDRS states included in this report. The majority of deaths were suicides, followed by homicides and deaths involving legal interventions, violent deaths of undetermined intent, and unintentional firearm deaths. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5703a1.htm

Prevalence of Self-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms — 17 U.S. States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2004–2005

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10 percent to 15 percent of mothers within the first year after giving birth. CDC analyzed recent data to assess the prevalence of self-reported postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) among mothers and determine factors that identify mothers most likely to develop PPD. Younger women, those with lower educational attainment, and women who received Medicaid benefits for their delivery were more likely to report PDS and might benefit from targeted mental health services and messages about PPD.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5714a1.htm

AHRQ: New Web Resource Features 100 Examples of Health Care Innovations and Tools

A new web resource, Health Care Innovations Exchange, that allows users to learn, share, and adopt innovations in the delivery of health services was launched by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The resource is the Federal government's repository for successful health care innovations. It also includes useful descriptions of attempts at innovation that failed. The Web site is a tool for health care leaders, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who seek to reduce health care disparities and improve health care overall.

http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/

ONDCP: What Works: Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use

In this booklet the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) highlights several of the cost-effective, research-tested demand reduction initiatives that have proven successful in the United States and could be helpful to countries around the world in addressing their own drug abuse challenges.

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/global_against_meth/index.html

Developing Healthy People 2020: Participate in Regional Meetings

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention activity.

To obtain public perspectives on the framework that will be used to organize Healthy People 2020 objectives, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is convening five regional meetings. A sixth meeting is planned in the Washington, DC area to gain input from national organizations and other interested groups and individuals. Registration has opened for scheduled Healthy People 2020 Regional Meetings locations. Detailed information is available for the regional meetings taking place in Atlanta (March 17), San Francisco (April 1), Fort Worth (April 14), Chicago (April 30), and Bethesda (May 28).

http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/regional/default.asp

Community Action: What YOU can do to Stop Bullying Now!

April 16, 2008, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET

Hosted by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services', Health Resources and Services, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau Communications, this webcast will feature spotlight examples of state- and community-level campaigns that use the Stop Bullying Now! resources, and will outline how one can put the resources to work locally. The web cast will also include a brief overview of the entire campaign and its resources.

http://www.mchcom.com/liveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=329

Providing Early Childhood Mental Health Services that Meet the Needs of Young Children and Their Caregivers: Building The Evidence Base

April 17, 2008 1-2:30 PM ET

This conference call produced by SAMHSA’s National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health will share some current programs and practices that are being used across the country to provide early childhood mental health services. http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2008.html

Health Observance: Mental Health Month

May 2008

Mental Health Month was created to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental wellness for all. This year’s theme is focused on an essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness.

http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp?year=2008#32

Health Observance: National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

May 8, 2008

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is a day for SAMHSA and the initiatives and communities it supports to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. Awareness Day raises awareness of effective programs for children's mental health needs, demonstrates how children's mental health initiatives promote positive youth development, recovery and resilience, and shows how children with mental health needs thrive in their communities.

http://systemsofcare.samhsa.gov/nationalawareness/materials.aspx

NCDEU: New Research Approaches for Mental Health Interventions

May 27-30, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona

The New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU) Meeting, co-sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, is a scientific conference that brings together academic researchers from multiple disciplines involved in clinical trials, practicing psychologists, research pharmacists, nurses, and social workers, as well as investigators with the pharmaceutical industry, and representatives from NIMH/NIH and the Food and Drug Administration.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/scientific-meetings/recurring-meetings/ncdeu/index.shtml

Blending Addiction Science and Treatment: The Impact of Evidence-Based Practices on Individuals, Families and Communities

June 2-3, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio

This NIDA conference provides an important opportunity for clinicians and providers to interact with the developers of empirically supported treatments in awareness raising workshops focused on treatment implementation. The goal of the Blending Addiction Science and Practice Conference is to improve addiction treatment practices so more people recover from addictive disorders.

http://www.NIDABlendingConference.info

OJJDP National Youth Gang Symposium: Partnering to Prevent Youth Gang Violence from Faith- and Community-Based Organizations to Law Enforcement

June 23-26, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia

This event sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will offer innovative and successful gang-related programs and strategies, as well as provide the latest information on youth gang activities and trends from top national experts. The workshop and plenary sessions will be exciting, challenging, and filled with cutting-edge information that can be used immediately in your community.

http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/enews/08juvjust/080311.html

The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care Learning Exchange

July 11-12, 2008, Washington, DC

The SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services funded National Center for Trauma-Informed Care will be hosting a two-day learning exchange and networking transformation forum to highlight useful and practical strategies for moving forward together with the implementation of trauma-informed care in organizations, programs, and services.

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/

2008 NIH Summer Institute on Health Services Research: Cross-Systems Research to Improve Health Outcomes

Bethesda, Maryland, July 27 - August 1, 2008

The 2008 NIH Summer Institute will address essential conceptual, methodological, and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out cross-systems health services research. The Institute is intended for investigators who have completed their doctorate and who plan to develop entry-level (e.g.: R03, R21, or R34) NIH grant applications for research in this area. Faculty will include established investigators from social work and other fields. The goal is for every participant to develop a draft grant proposal by the end of the training that will eventually lead to a grant submission to the relevant NIH institute.

http://conferences.thehillgroup.com/obssr/summerinstitute2008/index.html

The 13th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health

September 25-27, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona

Sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Center for School Mental Health and the IDEA Partnership, this year’s conference theme is “School Mental Health for All Students: Building a Shared Agenda for Youth, Families, Schools, and Communities.”

http://csmh.umaryland.edu/conf_meet/AnnualConference/index.html

Funding Available for Mental Health Programs

Through the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, the Bureau of Justice Assistance funds projects to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems to increase access to treatment for offenders with mental illness.

Application deadline: May 6, 2008

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html

Army: Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury

http://www.usamraa.army.mil/pages/Baa_Paa/DCoE_PH_TBI_Program_Announcement.pdf

CDC: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Regional Training Centers

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17196

SAMHSA: Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who are Homeless

http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/ti_08_013.aspx

SAMHSA: Cooperative Agreement for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Center for Excellence in Substance Abuse and Mental Health

http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/ti_08_011.aspx

Selected NIH Program Announcements (PAs)

[Full listing of NIH PAs at http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/index.html ]

Pharmacologic Agents and Drugs for Mental Disorders (SBIR [R43/R44])

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-142.html

Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award (R25)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-145.html

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-124.html (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-125.html (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-126.html (R03)

Prevention Research with HIV Positive Individuals

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-107.html (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-108.html (R03)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-109.html (R21)

Development of PET and SPECT Ligands for Brain Imaging (SBIR [R43/R44])

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-137.html

Prescription Drug Misuse

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-127.html (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-128.html (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-129.html (R03)

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-112.html (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-113.html (R21)

Selected NIH Request for Applications (RFAs)

[Full listing of NIH RFAs at http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/index.html ]

Probes and Instrumentation for Monitoring and Manipulating Nervous System Plasticity (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-030.html

Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) Study Extension (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-002.html

Network(s) for Developing PTSD Risk Assessment Tools (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-060.html

Gender, Youth and HIV Risk

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-08-013.html (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-08-017.html (R21)

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