In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with a psychiatrist at the UAMS women’s mental health clinic, Dr. Jessica Coker and the UAMS outpatient director of the women’s mental health program, Dr. Shona Ray-Griffith, about women’s mental health in Arkansas.

Coker and Ray-Griffith talk about pregnancy planning, maternal mental health and postpartum mental health and how it impacts women in Arkansas.

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Chapters

  • (00:00:13) - Southern Fried Podcast
  • (00:01:01) - The Women's Mental Health Program at UAMS
  • (00:04:55) - Postpartum depression: Outpatient and inpatient care
  • (00:07:58) - Mental health care: Between psychiatry and therapy
  • (00:11:44) - Are Our Medications Safe During Pregnancy?
  • (00:14:07) - How to manage mental health during pregnancy and postpartum?
  • (00:15:49) - How to cope with pregnancy blues
  • (00:18:07) - Should You Seek Mental Health Help after Having a Baby?
  • (00:22:37) - UAMS Health System: A Big Picture
  • (00:23:35) - UAMS doctor on access to care in Arkansas

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