✓~ The global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to increase
awareness of mental health related to childbearing.
When was and by who was PSI founded
✓~ 1987 by Jane Honikman
Father of Medicine
✓~ Hippocrates 460BC
Louis Victor Marce'
✓~ French Psychiatrist who wrote the first treatise on puerperal mental illness in
1858.
What were some early classification of PMADs
, ✓~ Postpartum fever, agitation, paralysis, and sensory deficits
Marce' Society
✓~ An organization that focuses on research and works closely with PSI
James A. Hamilton, MD, PhD
✓~ (1907-1977)
20th century's father of postpartum psychiatric illness.
Author of Landmark book Postpartum Psychiatric Problems
Founder of Marce' Society (1980)
Advocate of research, treatment, and social support movement
What year did the DSM include specifiers
✓~ 1994 - classified PPD as occurring within 4 weeks after birth
Who said, "The support groups represent the most significant and useful aspect
of the renaissance in the recognition and treatment of postpartum illness."
, ✓~ James Hamilton, MD, PhD- 2nd annual PSI Conference Princeton, NJ June
24, 1988
Which social support group leaders formed PSI in 1987?
✓~ Association for Post Natal Illness (APNI), England
Depression After Delivery (DAD), USA
Pacific Post Partum Support Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Post and Ante Natal Depression Association (PANDA), Melbourne, Australia
Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP), Santa Barbara, CA, USA
PSI Statement on Social Support
✓~ "Social Support is essential to assure the mental health of women, children
and their families during pregnancy and the postpartum period."
How many counties does PSI have members?
✓~ Over 40 countries
PSI Facts
, ✓~ Only worldwide organization representing the support groups that play a
significant role in the prevention and treatment of maternal mental illness.
PSI unites the professionals and social support groups with the consumers who
uses our member's expertise.
What is PSI's mission?
✓~ "To promote awareness, prevention and treatment of maternal mental health
issues related to childbearing in every community worldwide.
What are PSI's Objectives?
✓~ Perinatal Mental Health Awareness
Support to all families
Collaboration and partnerships
Public Policy and Advocacy
Education and training
PSI Components
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