MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

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Welcome to the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health, a perinatal and reproductive psychiatry information center.

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. Despite the growing number of studies being conducted in women’s health, the clinical implications of such work are frequently controversial, leaving patients with questions regarding the most appropriate path to follow. Providing these resources to patients and their doctors so that individual clinical decisions can be made in a thoughtful and collaborative fashion dovetails with the mission of our Center.

We hope you find this website informative and we welcome your comments.
The National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics

If you are a pregnant woman between the ages of 18 and 45 and are currently treated with one or more of the following atypical antipsychotics:

• Abilify (aripiprazole)
• Clozaril (clozapine)
• Geodon (ziprasidone)
• Invega (paliperidone)
• Risperdal (risperidone)
• Seroquel (quetiapine)
• Zyprexa (olanzapine)
• Saphris (asenapine)

Register now by calling 1-866-961-2388 and help make the future better for many other women just like you…

This study will involve 3 brief phone interviews over an 8-month period.

The National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics is dedicated to evaluating the safety of atypical antipsychotic medications that may be taken by women during pregnancy to treat a wide range of mood, anxiety, or psychiatric disorders. The primary goal of this Registry is to determine the frequency of major malformations, such as heart defects, cleft lip, or neural tube defects, in infants exposed to atypical antipsychotics during pregnancy.

For more information, please call 1-866-961-2388.
The MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health
Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program
Simches Research Builiding
185 Cambridge St Suite 2200
Boston, MA 02114
To make an appointment:

Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Program: (617) 724-7792

Latest News from our Blog

The Importance of Proper Dosing of Antidepressants during Pregnancy

Published: August 30th, 2010

Pregnancy and the postpartum period is a time of increased risk for depression. Therefore, women who are treated with antidepressant medications must consider whether or not to stay on medication ... (read more)
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Massage Therapy for Depression

Published: August 23rd, 2010

There are currently 100 clinical trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov using massage as a treatment. Six are listed for the indication of depression. A small minority are focused specifically on treating ... (read more)
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Non-Pharmacologic Options for the Treatment of Antenatal Depression: A Quick Review

Published: July 27th, 2010

About 15% of women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and the rate of depressive illness is greater in women with pre-existing histories of depression. While there are data to support ... (read more)
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Anxiety During Pregnancy Predicts Worse Outcomes

Published: July 14th, 2010

In treating pregnant women with mood or anxiety disorders, we tend to focus primarily on the reproductive safety of psychotropic medications; however, it must be recognized that withholding or withdrawing ... (read more)
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Depression and Anxiety: Do They Impact Infertility Treatment?

Published: June 30th, 2010

Infertility affects an estimated 10-15% of couples of reproductive age. Several studies have indicated that patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) experience high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. Multiple ... (read more)
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