NNDC Statement on Racism in America
The recent and brutal death of George Floyd underscores, yet again, the grim reality of what it means to be Black in America.
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NNDC Urges Medical Officials to Consider ECT an Essential Medical Service
The recent COVID-19 pandemic represents a major challenge to health care delivery systems throughout the USA and worldwide. This crisis has impacted the care and well-being of individuals with severe mental illness.
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Remote Treatment Delivery in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Because containment efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic include social distancing, quarantine, and isolation, if indicated, health care providers are confronted with major challenges in delivery of care. As we write this editorial, the situation in...
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NNDC Publishes First Paper from Mood Outcomes Program
The first paper to come out of the NNDC’s Mood Outcomes Program has been published!
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NNDC Investigators Awarded NIMH Grant Funding to Study Genetics of ECT
We are pleased to announce funding was awarded by the NIMH for “Genetics at an Extreme: An Efficient Genomic Study of Individuals with Clinically Severe Major Depression Receiving ECT,” for a total of more than $5 million over a five-year period...
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NNDC 2019 Conference Wrap-Up!
It is hard to believe the NNDC Annual Conference was just three weeks ago! This year’s conference was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan (the home of the NNDC headquarters) and our theme was Mood Disorders in Transformation: Novel Approaches to Biology...
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Psychiatry’s Opportunity to Prevent the Rising Burden of Age-Related Disease
JAMA Psychiatry. Published online March 27, 2019. “Three demographic trends are colliding to form a perfect storm: the postretirement portion of the population is swelling, the human life span is lengthening,
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Set Your Body Clock for Better Sleep
By John F. Greden, MD | Depressions and sleep problems often go hand in hand. Establishing a strict daily routine will help reset the body’s “master clock” and improve your
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Florida State University receives funding for program aimed at improving maternal mental health outcomes in Florida
Florida State University | Press Release In the state of Florida, approximately 15 percent of all mothers report experiencing depression during or after childbirth, but fewer than 20 percent of
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