In the Media: Transformations – The Mental Health Issues That Can Accompany Menopause Often Go
Dr. Laura Payne and other experts describe how menopause can take a toll on the mental health of some women.
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Women’s Mental Health Council Offers Connection and Resources During Pandemic
Despite the limitations imposed by the pandemic, 2020 was a year of robust activity for the Women’s Mental Health Leadership Council, a group of women that has been gathering for years to discuss topics of mental health. Established in 2016, the group comes together to learn from McLean experts...
In the Media: Women, Alcohol, and COVID-19
Drs. Shelly F. Greenfield and Dawn E. Sugarman address how the pandemic has affected alcohol use among women.
In the Media: Binge Drinking Has Intensified During the Pandemic, Especially Among Women
Listen to Dr. Dawn E. Sugarman discuss how the pandemic has led to an uptick in binge drinking among women.
Video: Lecture – Why Talking About Menstrual Pain Is Essential to Psychiatric Care
Presented by Laura Payne, PhD, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture Laura Payne, PhD, calls on mental health professionals to “get comfortable with the topic and consider that the menstrual cycle and menstrual pain are important things in both research and clinical work.” Payne says that by...
Women’s Mental Health Fellowship Provides Unparalleled Opportunity
Ashley Beaulieu, DO, is the third recipient of McLean’s innovative year-long fellowship in women’s mental health. For Beaulieu and her predecessors, this exceptional experience offered a fascinating 12 months of learning, with exposure to female patients coping with a range of diagnoses in every...
Video: Lecture – PTSD and Women’s Health – Life Course Burden With and Across Generations
Karestan C. Koenen, PhD, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health – Visiting Scholars Series This lecture provides an overview of effects of trauma on women’s physical and mental health. Dr. Koenen explains how trauma disproportionately impacts women. She reveals the enduring impact of trauma...
In the Media: How Is Binge Drinking Different for Women?
Watch Dr. Shelly F. Greenfield discuss how binge drinking affects women, how binge drinking increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer, and how the gender gap is closing.
Q & A: Kimberlyn Leary, PhD, MPA, Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Women’s Mental Health
Kimberlyn Leary, PhD, MPA, joined the McLean faculty as executive director of policy outreach in 2016, and in late 2018, she took on an additional role as executive director of the Center of Excellence in Women’s Mental Health, working closely with center chief Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH. This...
Video: Mental Health in Women – McLean in Mumbai
Speaker: Dr. Jayita Deodhar In February 2019, McLean Hospital, in collaboration with the N.S. Vahia Foundation, offered a weeklong lecture series hosted at the Nehru Science Center in Mumbai focused on educating the public and professionals about brain and mental health. Learn more: mclean.org...
In the Media: Four Times as Many Pregnant Women Are Addicted to Opioids Now Compared to 1999
Dr. Hilary Connery addresses the stigma surrounding opioid use disorder.
In the Media: Why Alcohol Affects Women More Than Men
Dawn E. Sugarman, PhD, comments on gender differences in substance use disorders.
How Does Trauma Affect Women’s Brains?
Through clinical practice and neuroimaging studies, McLean Hospital’s Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD, and Lauren A.M. Lebois, PhD, are revealing the clinical, cognitive, and neurobiological underpinnings of the effect of trauma on the brain, specifically in women, including long-misunderstood forms of...
In the Media: Women and Opioids: Inside the Deadliest Drug Epidemic in American History
Dr. Hilary Connery contributes to a series of article examining how the opioid crisis is affecting women.
New Fellowship Underscores McLean’s Commitment to Women’s Mental Health
When it comes to gender, psychiatric illnesses sometimes do discriminate. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eating and anxiety disorders are more common in women than in men. And while substance use disorders affect more males than females, women progress more quickly from use to...
Kristine M. Trustey Endows Leadership Chair in Women’s Mental Health
Women’s mental health—a relatively new, but rapidly evolving domain of psychiatry—received a tremendous boost with the creation of the Kristine M. Trustey Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at McLean. Philanthropist and mental health advocate Kristine Trustey established the chair in recognition of the...
Innovation and Compassion Are Hallmarks of a Career Founded on Ideals
Since her time as a medical student, Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, has understood that the integration of clinical care, research, and training was integral to delivering and improving patient care. This commitment has informed her work since then. “When I went into medicine, I believed strongly in...
Council Promotes Dialogue About Mental Illness
National Council members Carroll C.D. Pierce and Kristine M. Trustey didn’t know each other until they agreed to co-chair McLean’s new Women’s Mental Health Leadership Council. Established only a year ago, the council now boasts 36 members, all women committed to learning about mental health issues...
Women’s Mental Health Takes on New Dimensions: Q & A With Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH
McLean has long been at the forefront of recognizing the unique mental health needs of girls and women, with a track record of developing programs tailored to important gender differences in mental health. The Center of Excellence for Women’s Mental Health provides a unifying infrastructure through...
Shelly Greenfield Honored with Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital
Philanthropist and mental health advocate Kristine Trustey has established the Kristine M. Trustey Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital in recognition of the hospital’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Mental Health. Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, who is the current chief of the division...
