Gender-Informed Psychopharmacology for Women Across the Lifespan

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Recorded On: 07/25/2025

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Description

Dr. Lindsay Lebin will explore sex and gender differences in psychopharmacology, focusing on the unique needs of women across the lifespan. After reviewing the reproductive life cycle in women, Dr. Lebin will examine gender-specific considerations related to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and social factors at different stages of reproductive transition. By highlighting key research findings and clinical implications, Dr. Lebin will review gender-informed approaches to psychopharmacology.

Continuing Education Information

1 CE Credit, Instructional Level: Intermediate

1 Contact Hour (New York Board of Psychology)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how sex-based biological differences and gendered social factors influence medication metabolism, efficacy, and side effects in women across the lifespan.
  2. Discuss the impact of hormonal changes on psychopharmacological treatment during critical life stages such as adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause.
  3. Describe evidence-based approaches to optimize psychopharmacological treatment plans for women, addressing unique risks, benefits, and patient-centered consideration.

Disclosures: Dr. Lebin has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Generative AI was not used in the development or content of this presentation.

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Lindsay Lebin, MD

Dr. Lindsay Lebin received her MD from the University of Colorado. She completed psychiatry residency at the University of Washington and consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship at University of California San Francisco. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include integrated care, psychosocial oncology, and reproductive psychiatry. She serves as the Director of Psychiatry Trainees in Women’s Behavioral Health and Wellness and engages in scholarly work in medical education.

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