Tag: NIMH funding
National Institute of Mental Health Violates Law on Posting Clinical Trial...
Last year, over twenty major institutions worldwide jointly committed to posting the results of all their clinical trials within a 12 month time frame. NIMHâs frequent failure to do so is especially concerning because evidence distortion appears to be remarkably widespread in journal articles discussing trials of psychiatric drugs.
Dr. Nardo on the Curse of Inselâs Legacy
In his reaction to Dr. Makariâs Opinion piece in the âTimes, entitled Psychiatryâs Mind-Brain Problem, Dr. Nardo articulates why the legacy of NIMH director Thomas Insel is so dangerous. âHe may have kept the researchers from spinning off and following some idiosyncratic path, but he did it by forcing them to follow his own idiosyncratic path.â
NIMH Funding Changes Threaten Psychotherapy Research
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is increasingly shifting its research emphasis toward attempting to uncover biomarkers for âmental diseases,â which may have dramatic consequences for research and training in clinical psychology. In an article to be published in next monthâs Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Marvin Goldfried outlines how the shift in funding priorities for psychological research is tied to the needs of pharmaceutical companies and the biological model in psychiatry.