The menopause gap: cross-specialty collaboration for better midlife mental health

SUMMARY This article describes a trainee-led women’s health project aimed at connecting psychiatry and gynaecology to better meet the needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women. Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is a NICE-recommended treatment for menopause-related vasovagal symptoms. A menopause-focused CBT (mCBT) group intervention for women unable to take hormone replacement therapy was developed and piloted in collaboration with local menopause specialists. This article documents some of the challenges experienced and insights gained along the way by the trainees who developed it.