Overcoming Gaps in the Treatment of Mental Illness: The Role of Patient-Centered Research

Research!America, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the National Hispanic Medical Association, and the National Medical Association explored advances in patient-centered research that are working to improve mental health care, particularly for chronically underserved populations. Participants shared timely developments that can help ensure crucially important mental health services reach those in need.

Welcome and Introduction of Speakers

• Diane Bild, MD, MPH
  Acting Chief Science Officer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Moderator

• Andrew Sperling
  Director Legislative Advocacy, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Panelists

• Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Patrick Corrigan, Psy.D
  Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Marilyn Perez-Aviles
  Research Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Sonya Ballentine
  Project Manager, Illinois Institute of Technology College of Psychology
• Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
  President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)

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• PCORI Blogs
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  • Research to Improve Minority Mental Health
• PCORI Evidence Update: Antipsychotic Treatment for Children with Hyperactivity or Disruptive Disorders
• PCORI-funded research projects on Mental and Behavioral Health