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OH 2032

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSTOTLAND, Nada (b. 1943)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 2032
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Dr. Stotland is a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Her research has focused on issues of reproduction and psychiatry especially around abortion. she was also the 135th President of the American Psychiatric Association, presiding over the publication of DSM-V. We discussed post-abortion trauma syndrome, postpartum depression, women and psychiatry, hormones, and her position as a public figure on abortion issues. The period discussed is primarily the 1970s-1990s.
Interviewer(s)Rachel Louise Moran
Physical Description100 pp.
Terms of UseClosed until September 26 2023