SPECIALISTS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH AND MEDICAL PSYCHIATRY

Wellsprings' Clinicians - In the News

Below are articles and interviews featuring Wellsprings' Clinicians who are in the news and speak about several medical conditions including; breast cancer, hormone levels, postpartum depression, and mood swings. Please visit our "Ask the Wellsprings Experts" page for questions about depression during pregnancy, perinatal loss, mood disorders, and postpartum depression.

 

Community Baby Shower
May 3, 2014 - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Prentice Women’s Hospital - 250 E. Superior, 3rd Floor Atrium

You're invited to visit Prentice Women’s Hospital for this special event celebrating new life and motherhood. During this health-fair style event, you will visit with Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group providers, other providers affiliated with Northwestern Memorial and community representatives regarding all aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Free give-away prizes include a Medela breast pump, a Britax car seat, and free memberships to Lakeshore Sport & Fitness and Neighborhood Parents Network of Chicago.

Read more about the Prentice Women’s Hospital Health Fair.

 

 

August 2013
Meet Our Doctors (Northwestern Memorial Hospital Physicians)
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

 

 

January 2013
Affective information processing in pregnancy and postpartum with and without major depression - Psychiatry Research
Co-author Denada Hoxha, Ph.D. 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016517811200786X

 

October 2012
2012 Chicago Breast Symposium
Featured Speaker Michelle S. Wasserman, PhD

Psychosocial Issues in Hereditary Cancer Screening

https://www.jewishgenetics.org/hereditary-cancer-screening

 

January 2011
This American Life - NPR
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/425/slow-to-react?act=0#play

 

June 2010
How Do Hormone Levels Change After Giving Birth
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://video.answers.com/how-do-hormone-levels-change-after-giving-birth-234755729

 

February 2010
The Modern Children of Sarah and Abraham
By Angel La Liberte, featuring Jennifer Levy of Wellsprings Health Associates
(Founder of achildafter40.com, a website celebrating the Truth About Motherhood After 40)

Blog article from Flower Power Mom—The Truth About Motherhood After 40. It was my first inkling that midlife motherhood was no longer the exception. In fact, it was fast becoming a ‘movement’ not unlike a benevolent, maternal incarnation of the Borg, as the healthcare professionals who treated us, were being assimilated into our growing demographic.
Read more about The Modern Children of Sarah and Abraham

 

January 2010
Why Are Moms With Postpartum Psychosis Hospitalized?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/postpartum-depression/content/why-are-moms-postpartum-psychosis-hospitalized-dr-dresner-video

 

January 2010
How Can A Woman With Intense Mood Swings Advocate For Herself?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/mood-disorders/content/how-can-woman-intense-mood-swings-advocate-herself-dr-dresner-video

 

January 2010
Is There Still A Stigma Surrounding Depression?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/depression/content/there-still-stigma-surrounding-depression-dr-dresner-video

 

December 2009
What Are Postpartum Psychosis Symptoms?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/mental-health/content/what-are-postpartum-psychosis-symptoms-dr-dresner-video

 

December 2009
What Should A New Mother Do If She Feels Depressed?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/postpartum-depression/content/what-should-new-mother-do-if-she-feels-depressed-dr-dresner-v

 

December 2009
Where Should New Mothers Turn When They Feel Overwhelmed?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/mental-health/content/where-should-new-mothers-turn-when-they-feel-overwhelmed-dr-dresner-v

 

December 2009
What Is Postpartum Psychosis?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/mental-health/content/what-postpartum-psychosis-dr-dresner-video

 

November 2009
Reproductive Years - WTTW TV
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know - The Reproductive Years
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=72,9,2  Click on Video link, then Reproductive Years link.
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September 2009
After Giving Birth, How Do Hormone Levels Change?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/pregnancy/content/after-giving-birth-how-do-hormone-levels-change-dr-dresner-video

 

September 2009
What Is Depression?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/depression/content/what-depression-dr-dresner-video

 

September 2009
How Do Fluctuating Hormones Affect Mood Swings?
Featuring Nehama Dresner, MD

http://www.empowher.com/menopause/content/how-do-fluctuating-hormones-affect-mood-swings-dr-dresner-video

 

August 2009
The Psychosocial Impact of Screening for Hereditary Cancers
By Michelle S. Wasserman, PhD

Read Dr. Wasserman's article on the the ways in which screening for hereditary cancer (e.g., BRCA1/2) impacts individuals and families in innumerable ways. The Psychosocial Impact of Screening for Hereditary Cancers