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Dr. Laura Miller

 

Laura Miller, M.D.
Vice Chair for Academic Clinical Services
Director, Women's Mental Health
Department of Psychiatry
Brigham and Women's - Faulkner Hospitals
 

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Education:
1983-1986: Resident, Dept. Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago IL
1982-1983: Intern (PGY-I), Dept. Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago IL
1978-1982: Medical Student, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
1977: Undergraduate, New College, Oxford, England
1974-1977: Undergraduate, Duke University, Durham, NC
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B.S. in Psychology - December 1977; Summa cum laude


Specialty Board Status:
Board Certified in Psychiatry, June 1988

Publications:
Peer-reviewed journal articles

1.      Miller LJ, Shade ML, Vasireddy V: Beyond Screening: Assessment of Perinatal Depression in a Perinatal Care Setting.  Archives of Women’s Mental Health, in press.

2.      Miller LJ, Girgis C, Gupta R: Depression and related disorders during the female reproductive cycle.  Women’s Health, in press.

3.      Miller LJ: Ethical issues in perinatal mental health.  Psychiatric Clinics of North America 32:259-270, 2009

4.      Solari H, Dickson KE, Miller L: Understanding and treating women with schizophrenia during pregnancy and postpartum.  Can J Clin Pharmacol 69:23-32, 2009

5.      Miller LJ, Bishop J, Fischer J, Geller S, Macmillan C: Balancing risks: dosing strategies for antidepressants near the end of pregnancy.  J Clin Psychiatry 69:323-324, 2008

6.      Miller LJ, Flanagan T, Ghadiali N, Gupta R: Psychiatric disorders across the female reproductive cycle.  Directions in Psychiatry 27:287-301, 2007

7.      Miller LJ, Daniels-Brady C: Depression during perimenopause.  Menopause Management Sept/Oct:10-16, 2005

8.      Baehr E, Miller L, Rosenfeld JP, Baehr R: Changes in frontal brain asymmetry associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a single case study. Journal of Neurotherapy 8:29-42, 2004

9.      Baehr E, Rosenfeld P, Miller L, Baehr R: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and changes in frontal alpha asymmetry. International Journal of Psychophysiology 52:159-167, 2004

10.  Yonkers KA, Wisner KL, Stowe Z, Leibenluft E, Cohen L, Miller L, Menbe R, Viguera A, Suppes T, Altshuler L: Management of bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period.  American Journal of Psychiatry 161:608-620, 2004

11.  Leventhal A, Jacobsen T, Miller L, Quintana E: Caregiving attitudes and at-risk maternal behavior among mothers with major mental illness.
Psychiatric Services 55:1431-1433, 2004

12.  Miller LJ, Wiegartz P: Posttraumatic stress disorder: how to meet women’s specific needs.  Current Psychiatry 2:25-26 & 35-39, 2003

13.  Miller LJ: Postpartum depression.  JAMA 287:762-765, 2002

14.  Mullick M, Miller LJ, Jacobsen T: Insight into mental illness and child maltreatment risk among mothers with major psychiatric disorders.  Psychiatric Services 52:488-492, 2001

15.  Miller LJ, Shah A: Major mental illness during pregnancy.  Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns 6:163-168,1999

16.  Miller LJ, Finnerty M: Family planning knowledge, attitudes and practices in women with schizophrenic spectrum disorders.  Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology 19:210-217, 1998

17.  Jacobsen T, Miller LJ: Mentally ill mothers who have killed: three cases addressing the issue of  future parenting capability.  Psychiatric Services 49:650- 657, 1998

18.  Miller LJ:  Pharmacotherapy during the perinatal period.  Directions in Psychiatry 18:49-64, 1998

19.  Miller LJ:  Sexuality, reproduction, and family planning in women with schizophrenia.  Schizophrenia Bulletin 23:623-635, 1997

20.  Jacobsen T, Miller LJ, Kirkwood KP:  Assessing parenting competency in individuals with serious mental illness:  a comprehensive service.  Journal of Mental Health Administration 24:189-199, 1997

21.  Miller LJ:  Psychopharmacology during pregnancy.  Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns 3:79-86, 1996

22.  Miller LJ, Finnerty M:  Sexuality, pregnancy, and childrearing among women with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.  Psychiatric Services 47:502-506, 1996.  Reprinted in Families and Mental Health Treatment, American Psychiatric Association, 1998.

23.  Finnerty M, Levin Z, Miller LJ:  Acute manic episodes in pregnancy.  American Journal of Psychiatry 153:261-263, 1996

24.  Miller LJ:  Qualitative changes in hallucinations.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 153:265-267, 1996

25.  Miller LJ:  Beyond the "blues":  postpartum reactivity and the biology of attachment.  Primary Psychiatry, 1996

26.  Miller LJ:  Use of electroconvulsive therapy during pregnancy.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry 45:444-450, 1994

27.  Miller LJ: Psychiatric medication during pregnancy: understanding and minimizing risks.  Psychiatric Annals 24:69-75, 1994

28.  Miller LJ, O'Connor E, DiPasquale T:  Patients' attitudes towards hallucinations.  American Journal of Psychiatry 150:584-588, 1993

29.  Miller LJ:  Comprehensive care of pregnant mentally ill women.  Journal of Mental Health Administration 19:170-177, 1992

30.  Miller LJ:  Clinical strategies for the use of psychotropic drugs during pregnancy.  Psychiatric Medicine 9:275-298, 1991

31.  Miller LJ:  Psychotic denial of pregnancy. Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality: 47-50, March 1991

32.  Miller LJ:  Psychotic denial of pregnancy:  phenomenology and clinical management.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry 41:1233-1237, 1990

33.  Gerace LM, Tiller JA, Anderson JS, Miller L, Ward ME, Munoz J: Development of a psychiatric home visit module for student training.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry 41:1015-1017, 1990

34.  Miller LJ:  The formal treatment contract in the inpatient management of borderline personality disorder.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry 41:985-987, 1990

35.  Miller LJ:  Postpartum psychosis.  Current Opinion in Psychiatry 3:62-65, 1990

36.  Miller LJ:  Nonsurgical treatment of sexual dysfunction associated with penile curvature.  Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 23:123-128, 1989

37.  Miller LJ:  Inpatient management of borderline personality disorder:  a review and update.  Journal of Personality Disorders 3:122-134, 1989

38.  Schenk L, Bear D: Multiple personality and related dissociative disorders in temporal lobe epilepsy.  American Journal of Psychiatry 138:1311-1316, 1981

39.  Bear D, Schenk L, Benson H:  Increased autonomic responses to neutral and emotional stimuli in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.  American Journal of Psychiatry 138:843-845, 1981.

Books and book chapters

1.      Miller LJ, Scremin A, Gupta R: Perinatal depression screening and treatment.  In Handler A, Kennelly J, Peacock N, eds.: Women's Reproductive and Perinatal Health: Interventions and Evidence for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities.  Springer: under contract.

2.      Miller LJ, Farrar T, Christophersen R: Early detection of postpartum depression.  In New Research on Postpartum Depression.  Nova Science.  Under contract.

3.      Nicholson J, Miller LJ: Parenting and schizophrenia.  In Mueser KT, Jeste  DV (eds) Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia.  New York: Guilford, 2008, pp. 471-480

4.      Miller LJ.  Denial of pregnancy.  In Spinelli M, ed., Infanticide: Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers who Kill.  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 2003, pp. 81 – 104 (this book won the Guttmacher Award for the most outstanding work in forensic psychiatry, awarded by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Forensic Psychiatrists)

5.      Miller LJ: Psychiatric disorders and the menstrual cycle.  In Stotland NL, ed., Cutting-Edge Medicine: What Psychiatrists Need to Know.  Review of Psychiatry, Volume 21.  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 2002, pp. 113-136

6.      Miller LJ: Psychiatric disorders during pregnancy.  In Stotland NL, Stewart DE ,eds., Psychological Aspects of Women’s Health Care: The Interface Between Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Edition.  American Psychiatric Press, 2000, pp. 51 – 66

7.      Jacobsen T, Miller LJ:  Attachment quality in young children of mentally ill mothers: contribution of maternal caregiving abilities and foster care context.  In Solomon J, George CC, eds., Attachment Disorganization.  New York, Guilford Press, 1999, pp 347-378.

8.      Miller LJ, editor:  Postpartum Mood Disorders.  Washington, D.C.,  American Psychiatric Press, 1999, 262 pp.

9.      Miller LJ, Rukstalis M:  Beyond the "blues": hypotheses about postpartum reactivity.  In Miller LJ, ed. Postpartum Mood Disorders.  Washington, D.C. American Psychiatric Press, 1999, pp. 3-19.

10.  Miller LJ, Mian R:  Treatment of addictive disorders during pregnancy.  In Miller NS, Gold MS, Smith DE, eds. Manual of Therapeutics for Addictions.  New York, Wiley, 1997, pp. 187-208

11.  Miller LJ:  Treatment of addictive disorders in women.  In Miller NS, Gold MS, Smith DE, eds. Manual of Therapeutics for Addictions.  New York, Wiley, 1997, pp. 181-186

12.  Miller LJ:  Pharmacological treatments for addiction in pregnant populations.  In Miller NS, ed. The Principles and Practice of Addictions in Psychiatry.  Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1996, pp. 496-504

13.  Miller LJ:  Detoxification of the addicted woman in pregnancy.  In Miller NS, Doot M, eds. Principles of Addiction Medicine. American Society of Addiction Medicine, Chevy Chase, MD, 1994, Section 16, Chapter 3, pp. 1-10

14.  Miller LJ, Raskin VD:  Pharmacological therapies in pregnant women with drug and alcohol addictions.  In Miller NS, Gold MS, eds. Pharmacological Therapies in Drug and Alcohol Disorders.  New York, Marcel Dekker, 1994, pp. 265-286

15.  Miller LJ:  Psychiatric disorders during pregnancy.  In Stewart DE, Stotland NL, eds.  Psychological Aspects of Women's Health Care:  The Interface Between Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 77-93, 1993

Other publications

1.      Burt V, Miller L, Einarson A: SSRIs and birth defects (letter).  Epidemiology 18:410-411, 2007

2.      Miller L: Treating schizophrenia during pregnancy.  Clinical Psychiatry News.  May 2007, p. 55

3.      Miller LJ, Cirino NH, Dresner N: Anxiety disorders in women.  ACOG Update 30(11):1-9, 2005

4.      Miller LJ, Cirino NH, Dresner N: Anxiety disorders in women.  Psychiatric Update 24(9):1-9, 2004

5.      Postpartum depression.  In World Book Encyclopedia, 2004 Edition and World Book Online Encyclopedia.  World Book Publishing, 2004, pp. 709-710 

6.      Sexuality, pregnancy and parenting in women with schizophrenia.  IMPrint (Newsletter of the Infant Mental Health Promotion Project) 38:16-19, Winter 2003-2004

7.      Miller LJ.  Premenstrual dysphoric disorder.  Psychiatric Times, June 2002, pp. 54 – 58

8.      Miller LJ:  Psychopharmacology and women.  Drug Benefit Trends 13:6-11, 2001

9.      Miller LJ: Abortion: Facts and Feelings.  Book review.  Psychiatric Times 18:68, 2001

10.  Miller LJ, Feintuch M: Psychiatric disorders in women.  Ob/Gyn Special Edition 47-50, 2000

11.  Jacobsen T, Miller L: Compulsive compliance in a young maltreated child (letter). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 37:462-463, 1998

12.  Miller L, Martis B:  Treating pregnant patients with psychotropic drugs.  Medicine and Behavior 1:88-10, 1998; reprinted from Psychiatric Times 14:31-32, 1997

13.  Miller LJ:  Confidentiality and child welfare.  Mind Matters 3:6, 1997

14.  Miller LJ:  The Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaration.  Mind Matters 2:5, 1997

15.  Miller L:  Judicial issues.  IPS Report 4:4, 1996

16.  Miller LJ:  An update on postpartum mood disorders.  Psychiatric Times, Category I CME article, 1996

17.  Miller LJ: Comprehensive prenatal and postpartum psychiatric care for women with severe mental illness: University of Illinois at Chicago Women’s Program, Chicago.  Psychiatric Services 47:1108-1111, 1996

18.  Miller LJ: Book review:  Gigolos and Madames Bountiful: Illusions of Gender, Power, and Intimacy.  Psychiatric Services 47:435-436, 1996

19.  Miller LJ:  Birth and the blues.  Medical and Health Annual, Chicago:  Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 1995, pp. 420-425

20.  Miller LJ:  Book review: Psychosis and Near Psychosis:  Ego Function, Symbol, Structure, Treatment.  Psychiatric Services 46:189-190, 1995

21.  Miller LJ:  How "baby blues" and postpartum depression differ.  Women's Psychiatric Health 4:12-16, 1995

22.  Miller LJ:  Book review:  Personality and Psychopathology: Feminist Reappraisals.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry 45:613, 1994

23.  Miller LJ:  Book review: Understanding Depression:  A Complete Guide to its Diagnosis and Treatment.  Women's Health Issues 3:225, 1993

24.  Miller LJ:  Disulfiram-induced lead intoxication (letter).  American Journal of Psychiatry 150:1130, 1993

25.  Miller LJ:  Book review:  Postpartum Psychiatric Illness:  A Picture Puzzle.  Women's Health Issues 2:  1992

26.  Miller LJ, Forcier K:  Situational influence on development of delusions of pregnancy in a man (letter).  American Journal of Psychiatry 149:140, 1992

27.  Miller LJ:  Ethical aspects of gender bias in psychiatric and behavioral research. IPS Report 3:10-11, 1992

28.  Raskin VD, Dresner N, Miller LJ:  Risks of restraints versus psychotropic medication for pregnant patients (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry 148:1760, 1991

29.  Miller LJ: Impact of insurance review process on inpatient care (letter).  American Journal of Psychiatry 148:1616, 1991

30.  Miller LJ:  Maladaptive denial of pregnancy (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry 148:1108, 1991

31.  Miller LJ:  Coordinating inpatient and outpatient treatment for a chronically suicidal woman.  In:  Frances A, Ed., Treatment Planning column.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry 40:468-470, 1989



 
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