by calpsychiatry | Jun 8, 2022 | Mental Health, Perinatal Mental Health, Podcast, Pregnancy, Video, Women's Mental Health
Dr. Burt is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. In addition, she is Founder and Director-Consultant of The Women’s Life Center of the...
by calpsychiatry | Jun 1, 2022 | Anxiety, Child Therapy, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast, Pregnancy, Video
Misty Richards, MD, MS is the Director of Infant Mental Health of the UCLA Maternal Mental Health Program. She is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Perinatal Psychiatry for the Maternal Outpatient Mental health Services (MOMS) Clinic in the Department of OB-GYN,...
by calpsychiatry | Feb 9, 2022 | Family, Podcast, Pregnancy, Video, Women's Mental Health
I am a qualified, insured End of Life Doula, and I have earned the Proficiency Badge with the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA). I am certified through the End of Life Training from Going with Grace and have completed the Intensive Grief Training with Our...
by calpsychiatry | Jan 12, 2022 | Article, Mental Health, Parenting, Pregnancy, Therapy
Postpartum depression may be a threat to new mothers for a longer period of time than originally thought. A recent study in Pediatrics found that women were at increased risk of the development of depressive symptoms for up to 2 years after delivery. Increased...
by calpsychiatry | Nov 11, 2021 | Article, Family, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Psychology, Women's Mental Health
New mothers often report feeling that motherhood has permanently changed them. They feel more attune to their child’s needs, more connected. Now, science is actually proving the biological basis for these feelings. A mother’s body and her brain are actually...
