Women’s Health and Depression
(presented with the U-M Women's Health Program)
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| Sheila Marcus |
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
7:00-8:30 p.m
Multi-Purpose Room
Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown
353 S. Fifth Avenue
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Most major research studies have found that more women than men have depression, with about 23 percent of women experiencing depression at some point in their lives, with certain life stages and biological phases possibly adding to their risk. For example, women may be at greater risk for depression when their estrogen levels drop, such as following the birth of a child and at the end of the menstrual cycle.
To provide greater understanding of the connections between women’s health and depression throughout the life span, the University of Michigan Depression Center and the Ann Arbor Public Library will present a Bright Nights community forum entitled, “Women’s Health and Depression,” on Tuesday, April 3rd, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Branch (corner of S. Fifth Ave. and William). This forum will be presented in partnership with the U-M Women’s Health Program.
Sheila Marcus, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor, U-M Department of Psychiatry and Depression Center, Section Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Medical Director for the Women's Perinatal and Mood Disorders Program will present a brief overview of the latest clinical findings on depression in women throughout the life span. This will be followed by questions from the audience and a specialist panel discussion with U-M Depression Center faculty members Heather A. Flynn, Ph.D. and Helen C. Kales M.D., along with Yolanda R. Smith, M.D., M.S., and Emily Gutmann, LMSW from the U-M Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Bright Nights™ is open to the public and there is no charge for attendance. For more information, please contact Trish Meyer, 763-7495, or meyerpa@umich.edu.
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