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Q&A with Dr. Sharon Dekel: Understanding Postpartum PTSD
Childbirth is commonly thought to be a happy event with happy outcomes, but research shows that most women report some degree of "postpartum blues." PTSD researcher Sharon Dekel, PhD, seeks to better understand the postpartum mental health challenges faced by mothers and why some women struggle while others thrive.
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Imaging Shows Effects of TBI Related to Intimate Partner Violence on Women’s Cognitive Function
Many women who experience intimate-partner violence sustain at least one traumatic brain injury, which can lead to problems with memory, learning and cognitive flexibility. Mass General researchers searched for neural mechanistic evidence of an association between these TBIs and cognitive dysfunction.
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Women with Major Depression During Pregnancy Have High Rates of Recurrence During Their Child's Formative Years
Depression during pregnancy is highly likely to recur after delivery, Mass General researchers have determined. The finding implies that maternal depression is a major confounder when assessing the influence of prenatal antidepressant exposure on child neurodevelopment.
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Multicomponent Program Improved Perinatal Mental Health in an Urban Cohort During COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers demonstrated that a community-based perinatal program combining patient navigation, behavioral healthcare and emergency relief was associated with improvements in depressive symptoms and perceived stress, as well as improvement in anxiety symptoms for a subset of participants.
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Mass General Clinical Social Worker Provides Perinatal Mental Health Support
A new role at Massachusetts General Hospital offers perinatal mental health support and resources for obstetric patients. Clinical social worker Pamela Mayer, LICSW, describes how she provides a crucial support system for patients throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
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Income Disparity Tied to Differences in Behavioral, Psychological Health of Midlife Women
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers documented that among perimenopausal women, those who are publicly insured have more adverse behavioral, psychological and sleep characteristics than those privately insured.
Female Mental Health Contributors
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Eve Valera, PhD
Researcher, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Recent Article
Q&A: Dr. Eve Valera on Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury
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Lee S. Cohen, MD
Director, Center for Women’s Mental Health, Edmund and Carroll Carpenter Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Women with Major Depression During Pregnancy Have High Rates of Recurrence During Their Child's Formative Years
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Marlene P. Freeman, MD
Associate Director, Center for Women’s Mental Health, Medical Director, Clinical Trials Network and Institute (CTNI), Abra Prentice Foundation Chair in Women’s Mental Health
Recent Article
Clinicians Should Consider Reproductive Health When Treating Women with Psychiatric Illness
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Sharon Dekel, PhD, MPhil, MS
Founder and Director of the Dekel Lab, PTSD Research Program, Mass General Neuroscience, Principal Investigator, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Establishing Postpartum PTSD After Traumatic Childbirth
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