About this episode

Alecia discusses the intersection of women's mental health, ADHD, and reproductive psychiatry, highlighting healthcare disparities and her journey in psychiatry.

In this episode, Alecia explores the critical intersection of women's mental health, ADHD, and reproductive psychiatry—an area where science is only beginning to catch up with women's lived experiences. Alecia's journey into psychiatry began in Sacramento, California, where she witnessed profound disparities in healthcare access across diverse communities. After seeing loved ones struggle with both physical and mental illness, she pursued medicine with a mission. During medical school, she gravitated toward geriatric psychiatry, drawn to the complexity of caring for older adults. But during residency, her focus began to shift as she became fascinated by something even more fundamental: the intricate dialogue between mind and body. This growing interest led her to consultation-liaison psychiatry, formerly known as psychosomatic medicine, where she served as chief resident. The field gave her a lens to understand how physical illness shapes mental health and vice versa—a perspective that would profoundly inform her later work. She went on to complete a consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship at the University of Chicago, followed by specialized training in reproductive…

People in this episode

Host: W Keith Sutton PsyD

Guest: Alecia

Topics covered

• women's mental health
• ADHD
• reproductive psychiatry
• health disparities
• consultation-liaison psychiatry

Keywords

• ADHD
• women's mental health
• reproductive psychiatry
• healthcare disparities
• consultation-liaison psychiatry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Chicago

Places: Sacramento, California

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