Sample Case Topics

Complex Diagnostics:

  1. Menopausal mental health

  2. What is perimenopause versus mood/anxiety 

  3. What is brain fog versus ADHD

  4. Perinatal and postpartum mental health, including assessing for complex postpartum mental health challenges like OCD or bipolar symptoms

  5. Which screening tools are appropriate for which patients and how to address the suicidal ideation question

  6. PMDD vs PME

Reproductive Psychopharmacology:

  1. Recent data on stimulant medication in pregnancy and postpartum

  2. Recent data on SSRI/SNRI medications in pregnancy and postpartum

  3. Ways to adjust doses of SNRI/SSRI medications

  4. Managing mood stabilizers in pregnancy

  5. Adjusting psychotropics when they interact with hormones and vice versa

Lifestyle Medicine:

  1. Assessing and addressing sleep disturbances

  2. Nutrition and mental health

  3. Movement and mental health

  4. Creating a village 

Additional Topics:

  1. Non-conventional interventions - nutraceutical options across the reproductive lifespan

  2. Choice motherhood

  3. Psychology of midlife transitions

  4. How to teach breathwork and mindfulness strategies

  5. How to use cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing techniques in sessions

  6. Safety assessments

  7. Addressing birth trauma

  8. Which patients are appropriate for referrals to interventional tools like TMS and ketamine