What is a reproductive psychiatrist?
Reproductive psychiatry is the study and treatment of psychiatric illness during reproductive transitions – that is, during times characterized by hormonal flux and/or social role change.
What is perinatal mental health?
Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems are those which occur during pregnancy or in the first year following the birth of a child. Perinatal mental illness affects up to 20% of new and expectant mums and covers a wide range of conditions.
Where can I find a psychiatrist in Boston?
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- American Psychiatric Association.
- Massachusetts Medical Society.
- Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.
- American Psychoanalytic Association.
Is McLean Hospital affiliated with Mass General?
McLean maintains the world’s largest neuroscientific and psychiatric research program in a private hospital. It is the largest psychiatric facility of Harvard Medical School, an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital, and part of Mass General Brigham, which also includes Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
What is the difference between maternal and perinatal mental health?
The terms perinatal and maternal are often used interchangeably. ‘Peri’ is the Latin for “around”, and ‘natal’ is the Latin for “birth”. So perinatal mental health refers to a woman’s mental health during pregnancy and the first years after birth.
When can you get PND?
The timing varies. PND often starts within one or two months of giving birth. It can start several months after having a baby. About a third of women with PND have symptoms which started in pregnancy and continue after birth.
Did Mass General and Brigham merger?
In November 2019, the former Partners HealthCare rebranded to Mass General Brigham to highlight the system’s two flagship hospitals: Massachusetts General Hospital and Brighman and Women’s Hospital, both in Boston. At the time, it was unclear whether the remaining hospitals would keep their names.
What is the Center for women’s mental health at Mass General?
The Center for Women’s Mental Health at Mass General is a perinatal and reproductive psychiatry information center. For an appointment please contact Psychiatry Access Line.
Why Choose Women’s Health Associates at Massachusetts General Hospital?
Women’s Health Associates With a focus on prevention and wellness, Women’s Health Associates at Massachusetts General Hospital offers comprehensive primary care, routine gynecologic care and behavioral health services.
What is the women’s mental health website?
This website provides a range of current information including discussion of new research findings in women’s mental health and how such investigations inform day-to-day clinical practice.
What is the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center at MGH?
Welcome to The Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at MGH. Our Center, established in 1989, has been renamed following the generous gift from Carol Ammon and Dr. Marie Pinizzotto. These resources will be used to realize the overarching mission of the Center.