Covering Mental Health:
A Resource Guide for Reporters and Editors

WOMEN AND MENTAL HEALTH

Patricia Rieker, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; director, psychosocial research, of Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, Mass. 02115 * (617) 632-3150, E-mail: patricia_rieker@dfci.harvard.edu. Specializes in mental health issues involving women with cancer, consequences of physical and sexual abuse and depression.

Office for Women's Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 13-99, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 * (301) 443-5184, fax (301) 443-8964. Ulonda Shamwell, acting associate administrator, and staff can help find experts on specific issues dealing with women's mental health.

National Institute of Mental Health Office of Scientific Information, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 * (301) 443-4536, Web site: http://www. nimh.nih.gov. Ask for the press officer of the day; Marilyn Weeks is the media coordinator. Staff can help find experts on specific issues dealing with women's mental health.

Marcia Byrnes, RN, MPH, director for primary care, women's issues, disease management, Partnership for Behavioral Healthcare/CentraLink, Tiburon, Calif. 94920 * (415) 435-9821, fax (415) 435-9092. CentraLink is a company that identifies innovations in mental health care and educates professionals.