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Research at The Menninger Clinic
Through our research-oriented clinical mission, we investigate the brain’s interactive influence on mental health and mental illness and uncover knowledge about human behavior and the human condition.
Menninger research aims to improve treatment. Current projects include:
- Mentalization-based treatment (MBT)
Evidence suggests many mental illnesses are–at their core–a disorder of mentalizing, a skill that is essential to healthy relationships and regulation of emotions.
- Tracking treatment outcomes
Clinic-wide project will help us learn how well our patients respond to treatment, participate in and adhere to treatment after discharge and maintain treatment gains over the long-term.
- Tracking adolescent treatment & assessment
Aiming to improve treatment for patients ages 12 to 17, Menninger is conducting a project intended to measure and treatment progress of this unique and vulnerable population.
- Personality disorders
Menninger is scheduled to participate as a field site for research trials designed to inform the next version of psychiatry’s official guide to diagnosis and treatment.
- Suicide prevention
A wide-ranging research study, the first of its kind in an inpatient setting, aims to produce evidence that can measure suicide treatment methods.
- Borderline personality disorder
Menninger partially funded and participated in a study of 48 individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), the largest study of its kind and one that has identified a recognizable brain signature for the disorder.
- Child & Family Program
Ongoing work at the Child & Family Program has yielded unparalleled knowledge of early attachment and its primary role in healthy development.
- Other research (colleagues, affiliates and associates)
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