NIMHANS is synonymous with providing high standards of clinical care, quality training, and cutting-edge research in frontier areas. Combined priorities for comprehensive patient care, manpower development, and research, stem from the commitment to an integrated and multidisciplinary approach that addresses societal needs. The advances in genomics, computational neuroscience, mathematical modeling, neuroimaging, molecular biology, and a host of new disciplines including public health, are being translated to help humanity in need and promote the growth of knowledge.