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Introducing Dr. Walt Menninger's book, Like What You Do, a compelling recollection from Dr. Walt about himself, his family, and the institution that shaped American psychiatry in the twentieth century.

Like What You Do by Dr. Walt Menninger.

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Like What You Do,The Memoirs of Dr. Walt Menninger is a compelling review of an amazing life and life’s work. From Dr. Walt's marriage to his college sweetheart and parenting six children to his leadership of both the Topeka State Hospital and the Menninger Foundation at a time when mental health was often overlooked as an essential component of a healthy life, Dr. Walt had a profound impact on peers and patients. His new book is a great read.”

-- Kathleen Sebelius, 44th Governor of Kansas, 21st U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

“I guarantee you will like what you read, if you read Like What You Do, The Memoirs of Dr. Walt Menninger. What a privilege to be invited to take a journey at Walt’s side, as he paints a vivid picture of his amazing life and career. Most interested readers will already know a lot about the remarkable Menninger dynasty and the truly international impact of the Menninger Clinic. But there’s a lot you won’t know, unless you read the book—from his very personal family tales, to his heady and influential leadership roles, serving as a rudder in the mental health and political winds of the world. Read it! You’ll like it and you’ll learn a lot!”

-- John M. Oldham, M.D. Distinguished Emeritus Professor Menninger Department of Psychiatry and 
  Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine

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Dr. W. Walter Menninger

Psychiatrist, Educator, Author

"Dr. Walt" Menninger author of Like What You Do, is a third-generation member of a family credited with changing the shape of modern psychiatry. In 1925, his grandfather, father, and uncle established the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Walt served as Dean of the Menninger School of Psychiatry, chief of staff of the Menninger Clinic, and president and CEO of Menninger, the position he held until his retirement 2001.

An expert in forensic psychiatry, Dr. Walt was a consultant to the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Through the U.S. Public Health Service, he was the chief medical officer in a federal reformatory and served as a psychiatrist for the Medical Program Division of the Peace Corps in its formative days.

The Menninger Clinic was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family, Dr. Charles F. Menninger and his sons, Drs. Karl and William Menninger, in Topeka, Kansas. It represented the first group psychiatry practice and included a clinic, sanatorium, and school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name.  In 2003, the Menninger Clinic moved to Houston, Texas.

Menninger Clinic Topeka, Kansas.

"We had a vision," Dr. Charles F. Menninger said,"of a better kind of medicine and a better kind of world."

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