Welcome to The Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at MGH.

Our Center, established in 1989, has been renamed following the generous gift from Carol Ammon and Dr. Marie Pinizzotto. These resources will be used to realize the overarching mission of the 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.

LATEST FROM THE BLOG

Menopausal Symptoms More Common in Women with History of Intimate Partner Violence

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health2018-12-04T14:23:29+00:00December 4th, 2018|

While we have identified various sociodemographic variables as factors which modulate vulnerability to menopausal symptoms, no studies (to my knowledge) have looked at […]

Weekly Roundup for NOVEMBER 30, 2018: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health2018-12-04T14:11:06+00:00December 1st, 2018|

What’s worse? Prenatal exposure to antidepressant medications or exposure to maternal depression? Hutchison and colleagues observe that worse executive functioning was observed in […]

Postpartum Care in the United States: Some Progress But Still So Far to Go

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health2018-11-27T12:35:59+00:00November 27th, 2018|

Earlier this year the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a revised Committee Opinion calling for […]

Treatment of Panic Disorder with Antidepressants Associated with Better Outcomes

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health2018-11-21T14:37:56+00:00November 21st, 2018|

While we have focused a great deal on the emergence of mood disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period, there is a growing body of […]

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The National
Pregnancy Registry
for Psychiatric Medications:

All pregnant women between the ages of 18-45 with a history of psychiatric illness are eligible to enroll in the registry.

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MGH Perinatal Depression Scale Mobile App

Are you pregnant? Do you own a smart phone? Get the MGH Perinatal Depression Scale app.

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RESEARCH STUDIES

National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications©

The National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications is dedicated to evaluating the safety of psychiatric medications such as antidepressants, stimulants, and atypical antipsychotics that many women take during pregnancy to treat a wide range of mood, anxiety, or psychiatric disorders.

A Neurosteroid Intervention for Menopausal and Perimenopausal Depession

Are you experiencing symptoms of menopause and feeling depressed or down? You may be eligible for a research study at Massachusetts General Hospital evaluating how a medication treats menopausal depression and other symptoms of menopause.

Course of ADHD in Pregnancy and the Postpartum

Are you pregnant? Do you have a history of ADHD? You may be eligible to take part in an observational research study for women discontinuing psychostimulants during pregnancy and the postpartum.

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