LeeSCohenMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Edmund and Carroll Carpenter Professor of Psychiatry , Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Office
185 Cambridge Street
Suite 220
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-5600

Fax+1 617-643-3080

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
St Elizabeth's Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Predictors of Morbidity Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
The Treatment of Insomnia in Symptomatic Peri- and Postmenopausal Women Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Oral Contraceptive Pill for Premenstrual Worsening of Depression Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Omega-3 for Peri- and Postmenopausal Depression Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
MsFLASH-02: Interventions for Relief of Menopausal Symptoms: A 3-by-2 Factorial Design Examining Yoga, Exercise, and Omega-3 Supplementation Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Recruiting
MsFLASH-03: Comparative Efficacy of Low-Dose Estradiol and Venlafaxine XR for Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Women Discontinuing Antidepressant for Pregnancy Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Symptom Tracking in Assisted Reproductive Technologies Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
Gabapentin for Insomnia Symptoms and Nighttime Vasomotor Symptoms (VMS) in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Vortioxetine for Menopausal Depression Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 12
Completed
Phase 4
Preventing Depressive Relapse in Pregnant Women With Recurrent Depression Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 12
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

53 citations
Reproductive decisions by women with bipolar disorder after prepregnancy psychiatric consultation
Adele C. Viguera, Lee S. Cohen, Suzanne M. Bouffard, T. Hatch Whitfield, Ross J. Baldessarini
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2002-12-01
51 citations
Methods for the design of vasomotor symptom trials: the menopausal strategies: finding lasting answers to symptoms and health network.
Katherine M. Newton, Janet S. Carpenter, Katherine A. Guthrie, Garnet L. Anderson, Bette J. Caan
Menopause. 2014-01-01
161 citations
Efficacy of escitalopram for hot flashes in healthy menopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.
Ellen W. Freeman, Katherine A. Guthrie, Bette J. Caan, Barbara Sternfeld, Lee S. Cohen
JAMA. 2011-01-19

Journal Articles

Course of Major Depressive Disorder After Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Lee S Cohen, Vivien K Burt, Marlene P Freeman, Danna Moustafa, Depression and Anxiety

Press Mentions

Canadian Task Force Recommendation on Screening for Postpartum Depression Misses the MarkJanuary 20th, 2023