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.
Women’s Mental Health Related Content
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
Presented by Karestan C. Koenen, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – Visiting Scholar Series “Sadly, many women’s lives are marked by exposure to violence and trauma from early childhood through adolescence and into adulthood,” Koenen says. “My work has been trying to understand this...
Q & A: Kimberlyn Leary, PhD, MPA, Executive Director, Division of 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 Division of Women’s Mental Health, working closely with division chief Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH . This critical...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Q & A: Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of Women’s Mental Health
In September 2013, McLean launched the Division of Women’s Mental Health with Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH , as its chief. We recently sat down with Dr. Greenfield to talk about the division’s roots, goals, and projects. Horizons: What was the genesis of the Division of Women’s Mental Health? Dr...
Annual Dinner Honors Jane Fonda, Highlights Women’s Mental Health
On June 20, 2014, almost 400 members of the McLean community gathered at the InterContinental Boston to celebrate a year of achievements and to honor Jane Fonda with the 2014 McLean Award , given to individuals who have furthered the public’s understanding of psychiatric illness and mental health...
$2 Million Gift Fuels Trauma Research & Center for Women’s Mental Health
McLean Hospital recently received a $2 million gift from an anonymous family that will have far-reaching impact on the field of trauma disorders and, in particular, a special influence on women’s mental health. $1.5 million of the gift has created an endowment to support an annual Trauma Studies...
Promoting Wellness for Girls and Women
In 2013, McLean launched the Division of Women’s Mental Health (DWMH) under the leadership of Chief Academic Officer Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH , whose vision is to enhance opportunities for clinical, research and educational collaborations across McLean that will improve the understanding of...
Expanding the Focus: Initiative Sets the Foundation for Integrated Approach to Mental Health and Well-Being of Girls and Women
Over the last decade, research has underscored how gender is often one important determinant of risk, prevalence, presentation, course, and treatment of mental illnesses. This knowledge, coupled with McLean Hospital’s continued expansion of programs exclusively for girls and women, triggered Shelly...
