Lee S. Cohen, MD

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About

Lee S. Cohen, MD, is affiliated with the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. With a publication record spanning from 1998 to 2024, Dr. Cohen has contributed extensively to research on women’s mental health, focusing on mood disorders such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. His work includes studies on the reproductive safety of psychiatric medications, prenatal exposure to antipsychotics and antidepressants, and postpartum psychiatric conditions. Dr. Cohen has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Adele C. Viguera and Marlene P. Freeman.

Publications

Clinical Overview

Maternal Mental Health: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Psychosis, and the Work Ahead

April 30, 2026

Commentary

Enhancing Postpartum Psychosis Care

May 29, 2024

The authors discuss the need for qualitative research to fill gaps in the current understanding of postpartum psychosis, as well as the barriers that make conducting this research a...

Lauren A. Kobylski, Huynh-Nhu Le, Marlene P. Freeman, et al

Original Research

Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Second-Generation Antipsychotics on Development and Behavior in Preschool-Aged Children

March 13, 2024

Outcomes of children exposed in utero to second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) were compared to those of children unexposed to SGAs in a cohort of mothers with a history of psychiatric...

Lee S. Cohen, Marlene P. Freeman, Adele C. Viguera, et al

Original Research

Research Participant Feedback on a Suicide Safety Protocol

May 15, 2023

In women who triggered a safety protocol as part of a perinatal suicidal ideation study, 50% reported that the protocol increased engagement with treatment, and most reported a “positive...

Rachel Vanderkruik, Marlene P. Freeman, Katherine A. Dunn, et al

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Joseph Biederman, MD

February 22, 2023

Colleagues and friends remember Joseph Biederman and reflect on his legacy as the father of pediatric psychopharmacology.

Timothy E. Wilens, Janet R. Wozniak, Lee S. Cohen, et al

Original Research

Risk of PNAS in SGA-Exposed Infants

January 4, 2023

Roughly 30% of infants exposed to SGAs in utero exhibited poor neonatal adaptation syndrome; the percentage among antidepressant-exposed infants was similar.

Adele C. Viguera, Sara A. McElheny, Phoebe S. Caplin, et al

Correction

Correction. Reproductive Safety of Second-Generation Antipsychotics: Updated Data From the Massachusetts General Hospital National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics

October 5, 2021

Adele C. Viguera, Marlene P. Freeman, Lina Góez-Mogollón, et al

Original Research

Reproductive Safety of Second-Generation Antipsychotics

August 3, 2021

What do data from a pregnancy registry demonstrate about the risk of major malformations among infants exposed to second-generation antipsychotics during the first trimester?

Adele C. Viguera, Marlene P. Freeman, Lina Góez-Mogollón, et al

Commentary

Challenges in Determining Outcomes of Prenatal Exposure to Antidepressants

May 12, 2020

This commentary notes the findings and implications of a recent study by Rommel et al and discusses possible risks of perinatal antidepressant treatment in light of the need to...

Ruta M. Nonacs, Lee S. Cohen

Academic Highlights

Perspectives on the New FDA Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule

July 17, 2018

Pregnancy labeling of prescription medications in the US is in the midst of a major transformation. Are you aware of the changes? Read this summary of a recent conference...

Lee S. Cohen, Marlene P. Freeman, Ruta Nonacs, et al

Original Research

Predictors of Postpartum Depression

March 14, 2017

Women with a history of depression are particularly vulnerable to depression in the postpartum period. Are there ways that physicians can predict which previously depressed women may develop postpartum...

Rita Suri, Lee S. Cohen, Lori L. Altshuler, et al

Article

Establishment of the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics

April 22, 2015

Lee S. Cohen, Adele C. Viguera, Kathryn A. McInerney, et al

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Lee S. Cohen, MD

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