PMH-C Exam: 2026/2027 LATEST QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
• PSI Support Coordinators are located:
In North America only
In the US and Internationally
In the US only -✓✓ In the US and Internationally
• What is the PSI "Chat with an Expert" and how often is it held?
An online video support group. Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for
dads.
A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on Wednesdays
for moms and first Mondays for dads.
A 1:1 chat with an expert set up by appointment. Held as needed when expert available.
-✓✓ A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on
Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads.
• What is the toll-free "HelpLine" number operated by PSI?
1-877-944-HELP
1-800-944-4PPD
1-800-944-MAMA -✓✓ 1-800-944-4PPD
• What is the prevalence of postpartum depression in women, according to research by
Kathy Wisner in 2012? (see assigned article)
1:5 in the first three months; 1:7 when subjects followed for the first year.
1:10 in the first three months; 1:7 when subjects followed for the first year.
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year. -✓✓ 1:7 in the
first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year
• What was *NOT* a frequent co-occurring disorder with postpartum depression,
according to Kathy Wisner's study?
narcolepsy
, anxiety
bipolar disorders -✓✓ narcolepsy
• What percentage of fathers experience depression postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics?
1:20
1:5
1:10 -✓✓ 1:10
• Which of the following is *NOT* recognized as a statistically-significant cause of a
perinatal mental health disorder?
Cesarean Birth
Stress from living in poverty
Thyroid imbalance -✓✓ Cesarean Birth
• Which if the following is *NOT* considered a recognized perinatal mental health
disorder?
Fatigue
Perinatal Obsessive compulsive disorder
Postpartum Psychosis -✓✓ Fatigue
• Who wrote that "trauma is in the eye of the beholder", regarding birth trauma?
Cheryl Beck
Judith Beck
Aaron Beck -✓✓ Cheryl Beck
• How do the symptoms of Bipolar Mood Disorder I and Bipolar Mood Disorder II differ?*
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme while the low can still
be very 'low'.
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, there is no depression
ANSWERS GRADED A+
• PSI Support Coordinators are located:
In North America only
In the US and Internationally
In the US only -✓✓ In the US and Internationally
• What is the PSI "Chat with an Expert" and how often is it held?
An online video support group. Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for
dads.
A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on Wednesdays
for moms and first Mondays for dads.
A 1:1 chat with an expert set up by appointment. Held as needed when expert available.
-✓✓ A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on
Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads.
• What is the toll-free "HelpLine" number operated by PSI?
1-877-944-HELP
1-800-944-4PPD
1-800-944-MAMA -✓✓ 1-800-944-4PPD
• What is the prevalence of postpartum depression in women, according to research by
Kathy Wisner in 2012? (see assigned article)
1:5 in the first three months; 1:7 when subjects followed for the first year.
1:10 in the first three months; 1:7 when subjects followed for the first year.
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year. -✓✓ 1:7 in the
first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year
• What was *NOT* a frequent co-occurring disorder with postpartum depression,
according to Kathy Wisner's study?
narcolepsy
, anxiety
bipolar disorders -✓✓ narcolepsy
• What percentage of fathers experience depression postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics?
1:20
1:5
1:10 -✓✓ 1:10
• Which of the following is *NOT* recognized as a statistically-significant cause of a
perinatal mental health disorder?
Cesarean Birth
Stress from living in poverty
Thyroid imbalance -✓✓ Cesarean Birth
• Which if the following is *NOT* considered a recognized perinatal mental health
disorder?
Fatigue
Perinatal Obsessive compulsive disorder
Postpartum Psychosis -✓✓ Fatigue
• Who wrote that "trauma is in the eye of the beholder", regarding birth trauma?
Cheryl Beck
Judith Beck
Aaron Beck -✓✓ Cheryl Beck
• How do the symptoms of Bipolar Mood Disorder I and Bipolar Mood Disorder II differ?*
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme while the low can still
be very 'low'.
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, there is no depression
