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Group’s Founder Recognized for Contributions to Vets’ MH Care
Group’s Founder Recognized for Contributions to Vets’ MH Care


Reviving Plain Old Therapy
Reviving Plain Old Therapy


Clubhouse Members Check Mental Illness at the Door
Clubhouse Members Check Mental Illness at the Door


Genetic Variants Identified That Impact Brain Volume
Genetic Variants Identified That Impact Brain Volume


Alzheimer’s Less Common Among Cancer Survivors
Alzheimer’s Less Common Among Cancer Survivors


Restaurant Is About Lots More Than Great Pastrami
Restaurant Is About Lots More Than Great Pastrami

New Menninger Clinic Is Centerpiece of Ambitious Growth Plans
Nine years after an historic move from Topeka to Houston, the Menninger Clinic opened its newly built campus in collaboration with the Baylor College of Medicine.

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PMDD May Leave DSM Appendix and Become New Diagnosis

A substantial body of research has emerged to indicate a unique symptom pattern in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), distinct from other mood disorders, as well as a preferential response to SSRIs.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is being proposed for inclusion as a new category in DSM-5, rather than remaining as a set of criteria in the appendix.>>Full story

The coordinated effort of researchers, clinicians, advocacy groups, and government officials is helping One Mind for Research make headway in its mission to eradicate brain diseases.

A lot can happen in a year. Just ask former member of Congress Patrick Kennedy and California businessman and philanthropist Garen Staglin, cofounders of the international One Mind for Research campaign. >>Full story


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Advancing Neuroscience Research: America’s Next Great Challenge

Advancing Neuroscience Research: America’s Next Great ChallengeThe opening of the new Menninger Clinic provides an opportunity for leaders in psychiatry and neuroscience to offer visions of the future.

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Psychiatrists Add Value to Integrated-Care Models

Psychiatrists Add Value to Integrated-Care ModelsPsychiatrists can bring value to the care of general medical patients with chronic or complex conditions by treating the mental health issues that impact those conditions and thereby lowering overall costs.

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Visionary Psychiatrist Nurtured Generation of Scientists

Visionary Psychiatrist Nurtured Generation of ScientistsExploring the molecular workings of the brain takes mice and test tubes, but also an innovative approach to experimentation.

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Studies Link Abnormal Gene to Psychosis, Dementia

Studies Link Abnormal Gene to Psychosis, DementiaWhen patients with frontotemporal dementia exhibit psychosis, chances are good that their disease is caused by an abnormal gene variant called C90RF72.

Slowing Brain Waves May Affect Onset of Puberty

Slowing Brain Waves May Affect Onset of PubertyAs puberty approaches, neuron synapses in the brain are pruned, and sleep waves power down. Both phenomena may help bring on puberty.

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