QualificationsResidency, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Psychiatry, 1990. M.D., Columbia University, Medicine, 1986. B.A., Amherst College, Political Science, Women's Studies, 1979. Expertise and Research InterestsThrough research, I am committed to servicing women who suffer from mood and anxiety disorders. My specific interests have included sex differences in these conditions as well as the relationship and treatment of mood and anxiety disorder occurring during the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy and parturition. My research foci are several and include determining the efficacy and effectiveness of pharmacological treatments of perinatal mood disorders and PMDD, determine the degree of health care utilization among women with PMDD and perinatal depression and investigating the impact of perinatal depressive, anxiety and substance use disorders on birth outcomes. Other ExpertiseI have expertise in the administration of structured short term psychotherapies including interpersonal psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. I also have expertise in consult liason psychiatry. Fellowship, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Neurosciences, 1992 Future ResearchI hope information gathered on mood disorders in women will influence and guide clinicians in determining the optimal interventions for their female patients. I also hope that the information gathered can be helpful to educate consumers about mood disorders such as depression during pregnancy, postpartum depression and severe premenstrual syndrome so that they can partner with their clinicians and obtain the best possible health care. Industrial RelevanceI collaborate with other researchers, community clinics, and the hospitals in the greater New Haven and Fairfield Counties, in an effort to increase understanding of women's psychiatric health issues. The goal is to contribute to both the scientific and local communities by conducting research that has clear, pratical applications for women. KeywordsCOS Keywords:Affective Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Chronic Illness, Depression, Obstetrics or Gynecology, Pregnancy, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Psychiatry, Women's Health, Women's Mental Health.Additional Terms:Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Perinatal, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Postpartum Mood Disorders, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Substance Use Disorders, Women's Health.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)Spanish: (Functional, Basic, Functional) MembershipsAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Medical Women's Association American Psychiatric Association North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology Society of Biological Psychiatry Surgeon General's Workshop on Women's Mental Health Honors and Awards2001-2005,
Best Doctors in New York Metro Area (selected annually)
2001-2005,
Best Doctors in U.S (selected annually)
1999-1999,
Psychiatric Research Award,
Texas Psychiatric Society
1996-1998,
Dallas Best Doctors (selected annually),
Previous Positions1998-1999, Associate Professor,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,
Medical School - Departments and Divisions,
Psychiatry
1992-1998, Assistant Professor,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,
Ob & Gyn
1992-1998, Assistant Professor,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,
Medical School - Departments and Divisions,
Psychiatry
1990-1992, Assistant Clinical Psychiatrist,
Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Psychiatry
1990-1992, Instructor,
Harvard University,
Medical School,
Psychiatry
Funding Received
Publications
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