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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, in turn, is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. NIMH is the largest research organization in the world specializing in mental illness. Bruce Cuthbert is the current Acting Director of NIMH. The institute was first authorized by the U.S. Government in 1946, when then President Harry Truman signed into law the National Mental Health Act, although the institute was not formally established until 1949.〔http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/archive/1999/organization/nimh/history.html〕 NIMH is a $1.5 billion enterprise, supporting research on mental health through grants to investigators at institutions and organizations throughout the United States and through its own internal (intramural) research effort. The mission of NIMH is "to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/index.shtml )〕 In order to fulfill this mission, NIMH "...must foster innovative thinking and ensure that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience. In this way, breakthroughs in science can become breakthroughs for all people with mental illnesses."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/index.shtml )〕 == Research priorities == NIMH has identified four overarching strategic objectives for itself: *Promote discovery in the brain and behavioral sciences to fuel research on the causes of mental disorders *Chart mental illness trajectories to determine when, where and how to intervene *Develop new and better interventions that incorporate the diverse needs and circumstances of people with mental illnesses *Strengthen the public health impact of NIMH-supported research〔http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/index.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Institute of Mental Health」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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