Mind Dive

Can you fully understand your patient’s perspective without first understanding their religious or spiritual inclinations? When it comes to treating spiritual patients, Dr. Jim Lomax, M.D. , contends that knowing their steadfast beliefs is a crucial factor in understanding their reactions and needs in mental health care. He urges clinicians to leave behind the notion that understanding a patient’s...

The analysis of the patient is an expected part of therapy, but clinicians may forget this dynamic creates an equal analysis of the doctor by the patient. Rather than a process of therapy, the two-way street of trust is an ideal outcome of a relationship between patient and clinician that must be nourished. Some argue that this is, by far, the most important fundamental element in a successful the...

By interrupting a patient’s sleep for safety checks during the night, are psychiatric hospitals working against the benefits of inpatient treatment? Upon being discharged, many people have the same complaint: They felt like they didn’t get any sleep. Nighttime check-ins, a standard part of safety procedure, are likely a contributing factor. Having poor quality of sleep or an increased amount of sl...

There is no one pathway to recovery for people battling addiction. Is approaching addiction psychiatry with one blanket method going to do more harm than help?  Dr. Daryl Shorter , Medical Director of Addictions Services at The Menninger Clinic and professor at Baylor College of Medicine joins Mind Dive hosts Dr. Kerry Horrell and Dr. Bob Boland to discuss the landscape of different addiction trea...

The violation of a boundary can come in all shapes and sizes. Whether engaging in an innocent hug to console a grieving patient, navigating the gift-giving holiday season or being confronted with a patient’s online dating profile, the absence of clear boundary lines can cause confusion and inner turmoil for a clinician. As mental health therapists are now meant to navigate these traditional bounda...

Are you treating your patient for depression when they truly need grief counseling? How does one treat grief in a masochistic personality? What is the potential impact of treating a bereaved person for depression? The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented amounts of loss and bereavement, and mental health clinicians are grappling with differentiating between grief, depression and cases where...

Join Dr. Kerry Horrell and Dr. Bob Boland for the first time as part of the Mind Dive podcast, presented by The Menninger Clinic. Our hosts discuss what the future holds for this podcast’s guests and topics, and how their professional lives led to hosting it. Explore the fascinating clinical dilemmas that arise in patient care and colleague relationships with two first rate professionals from The...

Welcome to The Menninger Clinic's Mind Dive podcast, a twice monthly exploration of mental health topics from the professional’s perspective, including the dilemmas clinicians face in their practice. Hosts Dr. Bob Boland and Dr. Kerry Horrell dive into the complexities of mental health care through lively discourse with distinguished colleagues from near and far.  Follow The Menninger Clinic...