My research program is to study women’s mental health over the life course and to bridge the gap between Obstetrics/Gynecology and Psychiatry. Leveraging international large-scale population-based cohorts, I aim to understand the underlying biological mechanisms affecting women’s mental health and potential health consequences. My current main research topics are:
1) Risk factors and health consequences of reproductive mood disorders or sex-specific mental disorders, including:
° premenstrual disorders (premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
° perinatal depression (prenatal and postnatal depression)
° perimenopausal depression and menopausal symptoms
° other maternal mental disorders occurred during and after pregnancy
2) Sex disparity in mental health
3) Psychosocial determinants of cancer incidence and survivorship among women