10 Facts About Menninger Foundation

1.

Menninger Foundation was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family in Topeka, Kansas.

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The Menninger Foundation, known locally as Menninger's, consists of a clinic, a sanatorium, and a school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name.

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3.

The Menninger Foundation Clinic established the Southard School for children in 1926.

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4.

Menninger Foundation announced its affiliation with Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital in December 2002.

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5.

The concept was that Menninger Foundation would perform treatment while Baylor would oversee research and education.

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6.

Menninger Foundation Clinic moved in June 2003 from Topeka, Kansas to Houston, Texas.

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7.

Dr Will Menninger Foundation made a major contribution to the field of psychiatry when he developed a system of hospital treatment known as milieu therapy.

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8.

Dr Menninger Foundation served as Chief of the Army Medical Corps' Psychiatric Division during World War II.

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9.

The Menninger Foundation gained a reputation for intensive, individualized treatment, particularly for patients with complex or long-standing symptoms.

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10.

Menninger Foundation Clinic remains one of the primary North American settings supporting psychodynamically informed research on clinical diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.

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