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Perinatal Mental Health exam Questionsand Answers (Latest Update 2024)
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What is a PMAD? - Correct Answer ✅A perinatal mood and
anxiety disorder (not just PPD!)
Define the perinatal period. - Correct Answer ✅Time from
conception through 1st year after giving birth.
Define the prenatal or antenatal time - Correct Answer
✅During pregnancy
Define the postpartum or postnatal time - Correct Answer
✅1st year after giving birth
What does PMAD mean? - Correct Answer ✅Perinatal mood
(depression, bipolar, psychosis) anxiety (ocd, panic, had,
ptsd) disorders (impact daily functioning).
Can occur at anytime in life but increased risk in perinatal
period and symptoms have unique presentation.
,Perinatal Mental Health exam Questions
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How many infants annually are born to depressed mothers? -
Correct Answer ✅400,000...making perinatal depression
the most under diagnosed obstetric complication in America
PMADs can affect... - Correct Answer ✅Anyone!
They do not discriminate. Can affect anyone. Socioeconomic
status is NOT protective
_ in _ women are affected by perinatal depression - Correct
Answer ✅1 in 7 women
Percentage of pregnancy induced HTN vs pre-eclampsia vs
gestational diabetes vs PMADs? - Correct Answer ✅6-8%
PIH, 6-8% pre-eclampsia, 6% gestational diabetes, 21%
PMADs
_ in _ men are affected by perinatal depression - Correct
Answer ✅1 in 10 men
,Perinatal Mental Health exam Questions
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Risks of untreated PMADs - Correct Answer ✅Relationship
problems, poor adherence to medical care, exacerbation of
chronic medical issues, loss of financial resources, disability,
child neglect/abuse, developmental delays, tobacco/alcohol,
drug use, Suicide, homicide
How many pregnancies are unplanned? - Correct Answer
✅50%
Not all pregnancies are planned, wanted. Not all pregnancies
end with a health baby or fulfillment.
Etiology of PPD? - Correct Answer ✅Genetic predisposition,
biological sensitivity to hormonal changes,
social/environmental (Hx of trauma or poor social support),
psychological (relationship with own mom, self
image/perfectionism)
Cultural considerations of ppd - Correct Answer ✅-in some
cultures mothers may not feel safe to express needs or seek
help.
, Perinatal Mental Health exam Questions
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-may report symptoms differently based on culture
What did the landmark study on PPD show? - Correct
Answer ✅22% of women had depression during first year
postpartum: 26% started before pregnancy, 33% during
pregnancy, 40% during postpartum
Of the 22% of postpartum mothers - Correct Answer ✅68%
had unipolar depression
66% had MDD or combo with GAD
22% bipolar depression
19% had thoughts of harming selves
Prenatal depression relapse rate with meds and without meds
- Correct Answer ✅26% who continued meds relapsed
during pregnancy while 68% who stopped meds relapsed
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