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National Institute of Mental Health

United States agency

Also known as: NIMH

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contribution to mental health and hygiene

In mental health: National agencies
…possible the creation of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in 1949 within what later became the Department of Health and Human Services. State hospital systems were reorganized with increased budgets, while significant federal funds were made available for research, training, and clinical facilities. NIMH is the major funding…
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work of Axelrod

In Julius Axelrod
…to the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, where he became chief of the pharmacology section of the Laboratory of Clinical Sciences. He remained at the institute until his retirement in 1984.
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