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Laura Miller, MD, Head of the Women’s Mental Health Services DivisionWomen's Mental Health Services DivisionThe Women's Program specializes in treatingwomen with psychiatric disorders, particularly disordersrelated to the menstrual cycle, infertility,menopause, gynecologic disorders, sexual abuseor assault, and eating disorders.The Women's Division is nationally recognized forthe use of psychotropic medication and ECT duringpregnancy. The Women's Inpatient Service treatswomen who are pregnant or postpartum; patientsreceive both psychiatric and obstetric services aswell as educational groups on nutritional needsand medication during pregnancy, recognizing andmanaging labor, family planning, and parenting.The Women's Outpatient Clinic provides pharmacotherapy,individual psychotherapy, and grouppsychotherapy.The Parenting Assessment Team (PAT) providescomprehensive assessments of parenting capabilityfor mentally ill parents who are alleged perpetratorsof child abuse/neglect. There is also aParenting Clinic for women with major mental illnesswho have preschool children. The Clinic providesmedication management, a psychoeducationalgroup, and parenting support/rehabilitation. TheWomen's Consultation Service provides psychiatricconsultation for women patients with reproductiveand gender-related issues. TheConsultation Service provides services to theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology as wellas other departments and divisions within theDepartment of Psychiatry.The Eating Disorders Clinic offers a full spectrumof services for those suffering with an eating disorder.Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and compulsiveovereating are treated with a multidisciplinaryapproach.PGY-2 residents work in a multidiciplinary team ofpsychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, andmental health counselors. This 3-month rotationsatisfies part of the required inpatient training,which includes daily clinical rounds with the attendingpsychiatrist, weekly individual supervision,weekly treatment planning meetings, weekly caseconferences, weekly community meetings withattending supervision, didactic lectures/seminarsand specific readings. A PGY-4 elective is availablewhich is tailored to the resident's needs.10
Neuropsychiatry DivisionThe Neuropsychiatry Division has several clinical components.It is a multidisciplinary specialty division which offers the latestdiagnostic techniques for assessing psychiatric disorders andthe cognitive and behavioral problems that affect patients withdementia, epilepsy, brain tumors, and other neurologic disorders.Treatment of these patients includes methods to reducestress on family and significant others.The outpatient programconsists of medication management clinics, psycho-educationaland support groups, and comprehensive extensive diagnosticevaluations.The Neuropsychiatry consultation service offers neuropsychiatricassessment to neurology, neurosurgery, and physicalmedicine and rehabilitation services. The NeuropsychologyService offers comprehensive neuropsychological testing toadults and children. The Neuropsychiatry Inpatient service providestreatment for patients with developmental disabilities,traumatic brain injury, and other consequences of neurologicdisease.Moises Gaviria, MD, Chief of NeuropsychiatryResidents rotate for two months through Neuropsychiatry in theirPGY-1 or three months in PGY-2 / PG-3 year. Both inpatient andoutpatient experience occurs. Elective rotation for PGY-4 residents is available. The resident evaluates one to three newpatients per week on the service, develops comprehensive treatment plans with the collaboration of the treatment team,and acts as the primary physician in charge for the patient. During morning report medical, behavioral, psychiatric, andneurological problems of the patients are discussed. Team meetings encompass patient management and discussion ofthe treatment plan as well as informal teaching. Residents participate in the case conference on the unit.Fellowship in Women’s Mental HealthA one-year fellowship in Women’s Mental Health for physicians who have completed at least threeyears of psychiatry residency training is offerred. The fellowship takes place within the Women’sServices Division, winner of the American PsychiatricAssociation’s Gold Achievement Award for innovative mentalhealth services. The Women’s Services Division provides mentalhealth services for women with reproductive and gender-relatedproblems, such as premenstrual dysphoria, pregnancy-related illness,parenting problems, menopausal mood disorders, eatingdisorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The didactic experienceincludes formal case studies during the Women’s HealthTutorial, a Mental Health Forum in which fellows give one presentationto faculty and staff and various lectures and forums onwomen’s health issues in the medical center. Fellows are encouragedto participate in some research or scholarly activity relatedto women’s health. It can consist of a written case report, literaturereview, coauthoring a book chapter or journal article, assistingin an ongoing research project, or conducting an independentresearch project under supervision. Fellows anticipating a careerin academic psychiatry will be encouraged to submit a paper forpublication and/or presentation at a national conference.Ellen Astrachan Fletcher, PhD,(left) and Pamela Wiegartz, PhD(right), Women’s Division facultymembers11
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