Stanford Women's Wellness Clinic

The Women's Wellness Clinic specializes in the treatment of psychiatric disorders which affect women, including post-partum depression, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), menopause, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain. The clinic population is about 80-90% female, males are seen in couples or partner's therapy.  All ages from 18-70 years are seen, with the majority being women in their reproductive years; about 60% are Caucasian, 25 % Asian and 15% African-American. The average resident assigned to this clinic carries a case load of five patient-hours per week.  This represents four hours of psychotherapy with or without medication management and one hour of marital therapy, all with in-room supervision.  In addition, residents have one to two additional hours of individual supervision and or informal case discussion, plus weekly psychopharmacology conference.  Residents conduct diagnostic evaluations, consult with referring physicians, conduct individual and marital psychotherapy, both short and long term, and psychopharmacology.  Residents have participated on an elective basis in educational groups and group therapy and in ongoing research protocols.