Yale Program for
Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health

Our affiliation with the Yale Program for Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health (WRBH) advances our work in understanding the interaction of hormones, mood, and cognition as each relate to the reproductive system and behavior.

The WRBH conducts research and provides clinical consultation services to women experiencing mood-related changes prior to menstruation, during and after pregnancy, and during the menopause transition. WRBH is operated jointly by Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

Director: Cynthia Neill Epperson, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences.

Clinical Consultations:

WRBH is pleased to announce that four physicians who are psychiatrists in training with Dr. Epperson are available to provide consultations for women whose mental health issues are intertwined with their reproductive and/or hormonal status. This includes women suffering from depression/anxiety either during pregnancy or after delivery, premenstrual depressed mood, or depression/anxiety during the menopause.

Drs. Hanna Stevens, Ariadna Forray, Constance Guille and Nadine Baptiste will provide

• consultations regarding the use of psychotropic medications during pregnancy and breast feeding, and
• evaluations and support to pregnant women who have received the diagnosis of a fetal anomaly, have experienced pregnancy loss, or have suffered from emotional disturbances due to infertility treatment.

Consultations/treatment provided by psychiatrists in training are provided free of charge.

Dr. Epperson, the WRBH Director, supervises psychiatrists in training on all clinical cases. Dr. Epperson is also available for private consultations on a fee-for-service basis. Dr. Epperson is not paneled with any insurance companies. Thus, payment is due at the time of service.

Current Opportunities for Participation in Clinical Trials:

For a current listing of all research projects being conducted at WRBH, please click here (pdf file).

Eligibility for Research Studies:

All research studies and services at WRBH are at no cost to the client, and health insurance is not necessary. Only qualifying individuals will be eligible for research participation at WRBH.

Hours of Operation:

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information, please call (203) 764-9934 or 1-800-ASK-YALE (press 2 for Yale Research Clinics and then press 1 for the WRBH). Your call will be answered or returned by a member of the WRBH research staff within 24-hours. Consultations and study participation are not conducted over the telephone.