Every woman deserves an emotionally healthy and rewarding pregnancy
Welcome to this educational resource backed by medical research & inspired by questions from hundreds of my past and current patients. You’ll find helpful info on mood, anxiety, depression, mental illness, hormones, treatments, and resources.
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What's Up With Zuranolone for PPD?
In this article, we will discuss the new FDA-approved medication for postpartum depression called Zuranolone. Zuranolone is the first medication approved by the FDA with a specific indication for postpartum depression, which is unique because it works quite quickly.
Launch of our Accelerated Treatment Program
You deserve your best self. This program gets you there.
A first of its kind — virtual, intensive, and accelerated four-week mental health treatment program uniquely for pregnant and postpartum women and their specific mental health struggles.
What is Integrative Psychiatry?
The difference between integrative psychiatry and traditional psychiatry is sometimes described as the difference between focusing on wellness (integrative) versus illness (traditional). Often, in more traditional psychiatry, the goal is to identify the illness and then treat that. This works for many patients. However, there are some…
Post-Adoption Parental Depression
Adoption is quite common. Data reports that one of every 40 kids in the US is adopted. And parents who are going through the process of adoption can be vulnerable to the same emotional changes as those going through a biological pregnancy and postpartum period. Yet, little research exists into the mental health of adoptive parents in the post-adoption period. How common is depression after adoption? The studies show…
Hormonal Contraception and Mood
You may have heard about the recent study, published in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry (Journal of the American Medical Association), that found a link between use of hormonal contraception and the development of future depression. Many patients and clinicians have asked about the significance of these results and about the link between mood and hormonal contraception. Understandably…
Tokophobia: the Fear of Childbirth
Fear of childbirth is more common than one might think. As many as 6-10% of pregnant women have a severe fear of childbirth. It can be serious enough to lead to panic attacks and acute anxiety. For some women, symptoms may be so substantial that they choose instead to terminate a pregnancy rather than…
Dr. Glezer began her training at Harvard and then transitioned to the University of California, San Francisco, where she has been a practicing physician, teacher, mentor, and is an associate professor. She is board certified in adult and forensic psychiatry, a member of the American Psychiatric Association, and the immediate past President of the Northern California Psychiatric Society.
She has worked with hundreds of women going through the emotional challenges of conception, pregnancy, loss, and postpartum. She has been interviewed for, and her written work has appeared on multiple leading sites, including Huffington Post, Fit Pregnancy, Health Line, Help Guide, and more.
She began her private practice to help women throughout the Bay Area access reproductive mental health services and is really passionate about helping as many women as possible.
