PMH-C Perinatal Mental Health Certification
Final Exam Review Questions and Answers
100% Pass | Graded A+
David Mungai [Date] [Course title]
, PMH-C Perinatal Mental Health
Certification Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers 100% Pass |
Graded A+
Military Stressors - Answer>> Recent/upcoming deployment
Potential lack of emotional support from partner
Fear for welfare or self or partner
Living without partner
Single parenting
Concerns about childcare
Inadequate support:
Location away from friends and family
Possibility of no established relationships with recent move
Lack of providers who understand military culture
Lack of providers for beneficiaries
Lack of providers who accept insurance
Lack of peer support due to "army strong" mentality
Lack of disclosure to others due to "small town"
Lack of ability to provide peer support due to own needs
Focus often on active duty member's psychological issuesv
Jane Honikman - Answer>> Founder of PSI
What year was PSI established? - Answer>> 1987
Louis Victor Marce - Answer>> French psychiatrist who wrote
first treatise on puerperal (about six weeks after childbirth) mental
illness
James A. Hamilton - Answer>> Father of Postpartum
Psychiatric Illness
Wrote book: Postpartum Psychiatric Problems
,Founded the Marce Society
Advocate of research, treatment and social support movement
DAD - Answer>> Depression After Delivery (USA)
APNI - Answer>> Association for Post Natal Illness (England)
PANDA - Answer>> Post and Ante Natal Depression
Association (Australia)
Postpartum Education for Parents - Answer>> Postpartum
Education for Parents (USA)
Most important part of mental health for women, children, and
families - Answer>> Social support
How many countries does PSI have members in? - Answer>>
Over 40 countries
What percentage of women will experience postpartum
depression? - Answer>> 21%
What percentage of pregnant woman will experience moderate to
severe symptoms of depression and/or anxiety? - Answer>>
20%
What percentage of pregnant women with psychiatric diagnosis
were treated? - Answer>> Less than 86%
What percentage of women on antidepressants were
symptomatic due to suboptimal treatment? - Answer>> Over
50%
, The perinatal period - Answer>> The entire time frame from
pregnancy through the first year after giving birth
What percentage of pregnancies are unplanned? - Answer>>
50%
PMDD - Answer>> Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Sensitive to hormonal changes
Risk factor for PMAD
What disorders classify as a PMAD? - Answer>> Depression
Anxiety and Panic disorder
OCD
PTSD
Perinatal Bipolar
Psychosis
Perinatal depression - Answer>> Most under diagnosed
obstetric complication in America
Increased costs of medical care
Inappropriate medical care
Child abuse and neglect
Discontinuation of breastfeeding
Family dysfunction
Adversely affects early brain development
40% of cases are detected and diagnosed
60% receive treatment
Prevalence for Prenatal anxiety - Answer>> 15.8%
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