Baylor College of Medicine and Methodist Health Care System Pursue Partnership with Menninger Clinic.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2000 Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine is a private medical school located in Houston, Texas, USA on the grounds of the Texas Medical Center. It has been consistently rated the top medical school in Texas and among the best in the United States. and Methodist Health Care System announced their intent Wednesday to bring the national programs of the Menninger Clinic, a leading psychiatric treatment and research facility, to Houston. When the partnership is finalized, the 75-year-old Menninger, ranked as one of the top psychiatric centers in the nation for the past eight years, intends to move from Topeka, Kan., by 2002. It is expected to take several months to finalize the details of the partnership. "This presents an opportunity to build on Menninger's historical strengths in providing psychiatric care to people all over the country and world," said Peter Butler Peter Butler may be:
Besides offering comprehensive patient care for mental illness, Menninger is involved in important research that someday will improve the way in which mental disorders mental disorders: see bipolar disorder; paranoia; psychiatry; psychosis; schizophrenia. are treated. "Baylor and Methodist offer Menninger a preeminent medical school and health care system that share the Clinic's philosophy, professional values and commitment to excellence," said Ralph D. Feigin, M.D., president and CEO of Baylor College of Medicine. "Advances in research on brain and behavior are occurring at a very rapid pace and our institutions are committed to making substantial contributions to this field." The national specialties that could move to Houston include comprehensive psychiatric services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Programs would include treatment for depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders Anxiety disorders A group of distinct psychiatric disorders characterized by marked emotional distress and social impairment, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. . Additional treatment programs would be for alcoholism, substance abuse and eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. . Research conducted by the enterprise will help lead to new and innovative treatments for these and other mental illnesses. The services that would move to Houston will be enhanced by the two institutions' leading-edge research and long-standing commitment to excellent clinical care and education. Menninger joins Baylor and Methodist's plan to develop a Brain and Behavior Institute, where clinical services would be offered for addictive disorders Addictive disorders Addictive disease disorders are characterized by the chronic use of a drug (such as heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines), alcohol, or similar substances. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Mental Health Association, one in five adults has a diagnosable mental disorder mental disorder Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g. and one in four families will have a member with a mental illness at some point in his or her life. NMHA NMHA National Mental Health Association NMHA Normal Mode Helical Antenna NMHA Nevada Manufactured Housing Association NMHA Nebraska Manufactured Housing Association also estimates that two-thirds of all young people with mental health problems are not receiving proper treatment. Menninger, Baylor and Methodist expect to raise as much as $200 million in philanthropic support for the nationally recognized programs. In the past 75 years, Menninger has played a major role in the development of psychiatry in the U.S. and around the world. Menninger has 263 beds to treat children, adolescents, adults and seniors with psychiatric and addiction disorders. Menninger is interested in partnering with Methodist and Baylor because of the benefits of aligning with a major academic health center, to be accessible to a national/international patient base and the opportunity to fill a patient care need in a major metropolitan area. Menninger would be located in a Methodist Health Care System facility, but plans are not finalized yet. |
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