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"2006 Young Minds in Psychiatry" Winners Announced at APA Annual Meeting"


SAN DIEGO, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today announced the winners of their prestigious "Young Minds in Psychiatry" awards program supported by a scientific sponsorship from AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) . Now in its fifth year, the award recognizes excellence and provides support for the development of future leaders in the field of psychiatry research from around the world. The award presentations took place at the APA's 160th Annual Meeting in San Diego.

"The Young Minds in Psychiatry are innovative awards that have already made a difference in helping to energize promising careers," said Darrel A. Regier, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Division of Research at the American Psychiatric Association, and Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE). "This is a very productive approach that addresses the urgent need for new research that can lead to breakthroughs in psychiatry's most difficult conditions while recognizing those promising young researchers with a strong potential to contribute important scientific research."

The 2006 Awards Program attracted more than 30 submissions from around the world that were reviewed by a panel of acclaimed psychiatry experts. Submissions were reviewed based on the strength of each proposal, as well as the prior academic and research success of each candidate. Six winners were selected across two research categories: schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. A winner from both the United States and the international community were selected in each category for the importance and value of their research proposal, each receiving research grants of $45,000.