Mind Matters from Menninger

Bipolar Disorder

When Symptoms Overlap

MindMatters MenningerClinic on April 1, 2024

How experts differentiate borderline personality disorder from bipolar disorder and why it is important to know the difference

How experts differentiate borderline personality disorder from bipolar disorder and why it is important to know the difference

Grief

Is There Such a Thing as Good Grief?

MindMatters MenningerClinic on February 7, 2024

Loss is universal, but there are ways to manage it.

Loss is universal, but there are ways to manage it.

Caregiving

7 Tips for Parenting Parents

MindMatters MenningerClinic on December 18, 2023

Caregiving is possible without sacrificing your own life.

Caregiving is possible without sacrificing your own life.

Therapy

Hang Up the Phone

MindMatters MenningerClinic on November 17, 2023

DBT theory can help set effective consequences.

DBT theory can help set effective consequences.

Suicide

Suicidal Thoughts 101

MindMatters MenningerClinic on October 5, 2023

How to have conversations about suicide.

How to have conversations about suicide.

Bias

5 Common Misconceptions About Substance Use Disorders

MindMatters MenningerClinic on September 17, 2023

Busting myths about substance use diagnosis and treatment.

Busting myths about substance use diagnosis and treatment.

Anxiety

Nuclear Anxiety, "Oppenheimer," and Prometheus

MindMatters MenningerClinic on August 4, 2023

A look at the history and future of nuclear anxiety.

A look at the history and future of nuclear anxiety.

Anxiety

Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health

MindMatters MenningerClinic on July 18, 2023

The heat is tearing us up … physically and mentally.

The heat is tearing us up … physically and mentally.

Therapy

"Our Family Doesn’t Need Therapy, You Do!"

MindMatters MenningerClinic on June 16, 2023

Family struggles are not always best addressed in the home. Reaching out to a professional is sometimes needed, yet not all family members may be on board.

Family struggles are not always best addressed in the home. Reaching out to a professional is sometimes needed, yet not all family members may be on board.

Mental Health Stigma

Confronting Mental Illness Stigma

MindMatters MenningerClinic on May 26, 2023

What the research shows about mental health stigma.

What the research shows about mental health stigma.

Education

Winning and Learning: The Art of Parenting Children’s Sports

MindMatters MenningerClinic on May 12, 2023

How to give your kid the best sporting experience

How to give your kid the best sporting experience

Autism

Helping a Child With or Without Autism Transition to College

MindMatters MenningerClinic on April 21, 2023

Ideas on how to ease anxiety and prepare your child for college

Ideas on how to ease anxiety and prepare your child for college

Stress

Connect to the Rhythm

MindMatters MenningerClinic on March 28, 2023

Music is a soul soother—and an excellent cure for road rage.

Music is a soul soother—and an excellent cure for road rage.

Grief

Mental Health in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

MindMatters MenningerClinic on February 24, 2023

Like the rest of us, superheroes can save others only if they save themselves first.

Like the rest of us, superheroes can save others only if they save themselves first.

Depression

Lingering Holiday Blues, or Something More?

MindMatters MenningerClinic on February 1, 2023

A look at the cause and symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.

A look at the cause and symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.

Trust

Tuskegee’s Ever-Lasting Stain on Black American Trust

MindMatters MenningerClinic on December 12, 2022

What are the steps that clinical researchers can take to address racial health disparities?

What are the steps that clinical researchers can take to address racial health disparities?

Bipolar Disorder

Self-Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

MindMatters MenningerClinic on October 4, 2022

Have you wondered whether you or another family member had bipolar disorder? And did you go to Google to find out?

Have you wondered whether you or another family member had bipolar disorder? And did you go to Google to find out?

Identity

Dissociative Identity Disorder in Marvel’s Moon Knight

MindMatters MenningerClinic on September 16, 2022

Dissociative Identity Disorder has been portrayed in media in a lot of ways, but do they get it right?

Dissociative Identity Disorder has been portrayed in media in a lot of ways, but do they get it right?

Embarrassment

3 Ways to Help Your Child Manage Shame

MindMatters MenningerClinic on August 31, 2022

Shame should not be feared, but it must be managed. Find out what parents can do to help their children manage shame.

Shame should not be feared, but it must be managed. Find out what parents can do to help their children manage shame.

Depression

Is the Serotonin Theory of Depression Dead?

MindMatters MenningerClinic on August 11, 2022

Is there still a role for antidepressants?

Is there still a role for antidepressants?