Your Mood, Your Hormones And How They Are Related With Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
In this episode, Dr Shauna is joined by Professor Jayashri Kulkarni.
Jayashri is the founder and director of Her Centre Australia, the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Monash University.
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In this episode, Dr Shauna is joined by Professor Jayashri Kulkarni. Jayashri is the founder and director of Her Centre Australia, the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Monash University.
Throughout her 25 year career, Jayashri has conducted ground-breaking clinical research and is internationally acknowledged as a leader and expert in the field of Women’s Mental Health, in particular, for her innovative work on reproductive hormones and mental illness.
Her world-first research in hormones and mental health has led to the development of new treatments for women, and she developed and launched Australia’s first women’s mental health hospital at Cabrini Health in September 2021.
In this episode, Shauna and Jayashri discuss topics including:- Career journey, passions and purpose
- Menopause and depression
- Symptoms to look for if you or someone you know is experiencing menopausal depression
- How hormone changes impact the brain
- The process of menopause
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Benefits and risks of HRT
- Menopause in younger women and the difference in symptoms
- PMS, PMDD and PME - what are they, the differences between them, symptoms to look out for
- Postnatal depression
- Hormones and mental health
- A piece of advice for her 20-something self
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