National Institute of Mental Health


National Institute of Mental Health

 (NIMH) an institute of the national institutes of health whose mission is to provide national leadership in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses through basic research on the brain and behavior, as well as through clinical, epidemiological, and services research.

National Institute of Mental Health

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NIMH

The division of the National Institutes of Health that sponsors and promotes research, education, and training in the study of the brain and behavioral science. The stated goals of the organization are to understand, treat, and prevent mental illness. The website address is www.nimh.nih.gov/.