UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders

Dawson Hall

The Center for Women’s Mood Disorders provides compassionate care for women affected by anxiety, depression and attention difficulties associated with pregnancy, postpartum recovery, perimenopause, menopause and monthly hormonal shifts.  

The Center is home to three programs:  

  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program – We care for people experiencing mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum recovery. 
  • Menstrually Related Mood Disorders Program – We help people with mood disorders and hormonal disturbances surrounding menopause or their monthly cycle.  
  • Perinatal Behavioral Health & Psychotherapy Program – We offer therapy to people experiencing anxiety, depression, grief or unfamiliar and uncomfortable psychological changes associated with pregnancy, birth, loss, fetal abnormalities, infertility, menopause or other medical and psychological conditions, as well as those who need support during a major life transition.  

Therapy is offered both in person and virtually.

Conditions we treat

  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) – Feeling moody, tired and uncomfortable before your period
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) – Strong mood changes before your period that make daily life harder
  • Depression during pregnancy – Feeling very sad or hopeless when you are pregnant
  • Postpartum depression (PPD) – Feeling very sad or overwhelmed after having a baby
  • Postpartum psychosis – A rare but serious condition after childbirth that can cause confusion, unusual thoughts or seeing or hearing things that are not there
  • Interfertility – Trouble getting pregnant
  • Pregnancy loss – Losing a pregnancy through miscarriage or stillbirth
  • Perimenopausal depression – Feeling very sad or low during the years when your body is changing before, during or after menopause

Services

  • Evaluation/consultation – A first visit where we talk with you to understand what you need
  • Therapy – Talking with a trained therapist who can help you manage feelings and challenges
  • Medication management – Meeting with a provider who helps decide if medicine can help and makes sure it’s working safely
  • Hormone replacement therapy – Treatment that gives your body helpful hormones to help ease symptoms caused by hormone changes

Location & Hours

Contact Information

UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders 77 Vilcom Center Drive Suite 300 Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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  • Main Phone: 984-974-5217
  • Fax: 984-974-9646

Business Hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
Closed

Meet Our Team

Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit 

UNC Hospitals offers the first perinatal psychiatry inpatient unit in the country for women who need an inpatient level of psychiatric care while pregnant or postpartum. We treat severe depression and anxiety, postpartum psychosis, obsessive compulsive disorder and trauma disorders that are impacted by periods of hormonal transitions. With a treatment team that includes specially trained psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and other therapists, we provide a supportive environment to help you feel better and get back to your family. We encourage your baby to visit often, but not overnight, as sleep is an important part of your recovery. 

Other features of the unit include: 

  • Extended visiting hours 
  • Hospital-grade breast pumps, refrigeration and freezer storage 
  • Lactation consultants 
  • Specialty trained nurses and other staff 
  • Group therapies including art, music and relaxation 
  • Individual therapies with our psychology team 
  • Discharge planning with family and connection to outpatient providers 

Why choose UNC Health? 

Committed to your well-being

Our team works to discover new information about women’s mood and health, and we teach future doctors and researchers. We want to help improve healthcare for all women, especially in areas that have been ignored in the past.