NIMH Ethics Conferences


NIMH Scientific Meetings on “Best Practices in Mental Health Research Ethics”


A four year conference series dedicated to exploring ethical issues in mental health research.

The goal of this conference series is to: offer a public plenary session to educate mental health researchers that provide CMEs and CEUs; and conduct an expert panel session to develop recommendations for ethical best practices in mental health research based on existing data and to make recommendations for future research through a review article in a peer-reviewed journal.



2008: Informed Consent: Assessing Decisional Capacity & Enhancing Understanding

2009: Ethics and Community Engagement in Mental Health Research

2010: Confronting Risks in Mental Health Research