Perimenopausal Depression: Clinical, Endocrine, and Cellular Characteristics

Dr. Peter Schmidt is Chief of the Section on Behavioral Endocrinology (SBE), NIMH. His laboratory studies the effect of sex steroids on brain function and behavior.  He joined the National Institute of Mental Health's Intramural Research Program in 1986 after completing his psychiatric residency at the University of Toronto. He chairs the Endocrine Society Advisory Panel on Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, and is an advisor to the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-V workgroup on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.