From: Speight, Carlton D. (SAMHSA/OA)

NIMH Funding Opportunity: Functioning of People with Mental Disorders

Purpose.  Although considerable advances have been made in improving
the symptoms associated with mental disorders, symptom improvement is
often only modestly associated with improvements in daily functioning
(i.e., the performance of social, occupational, and instrumental tasks
of daily living), and most current treatments have limited impact on
the functioning and participation of those with mental disorders.  The
purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is the application of
biobehavioral science methods and approaches to: a) develop and refine
definitions and measures of function, disability, and daily
participation relevant to those with mental disorders; b) understand
the ecological mechanisms, independent of symptom severity, that
contribute to functioning and disability in this population; and c)
develop and test novel interventions that specifically and directly
target functional capacity and performance deficits of this
population.  Emphasis will be on the application of basic behavioral
processes (e.g., cognition, affect, knowledge, attitudes, motivation,
learning, decision-making, interpersonal processes), and environmental
parameters (e.g., social support, structural adaptations, community
involvement) that influence functional outcome.

For more information and to review the entire announcement, please see:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-255.html



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