Membership
Director’s Update » NIMH Grantees Elected to Membership in National Academy of Sciences
On May 3, 2011, nine NIMH grantees were among the 72 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a private, non-profit organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to advancing science and promoting its uses for the greater good. The Academy also acts as an official advisor to the federal government on issues related to science and technology.
Extreme antisocial personality predicts gang membership, finds study based on survey of male prisoners
Research into the 2011 London riots found they were mostly committed by antisocial persons, less than 20 percent of whom were explicitly gang members. This is because gang membership is primarily for the most antisocial of such persons. New research has identified extreme antisocial personality as a key reason why some criminals join gangs.
Latent structure of unipolar and bipolar mood symptoms
Ahmed AO, Green BA, Clark CB, Stahl KC, McFarland ME. Latent structure of unipolar and bipolar mood symptoms. Bipolar Disord 2011: 13: 522–536. © 2011 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.Objectives: The taxonic versus dimensional status of mood symptoms has been the subject of debate among mental health professionals.
