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PMH-C Exam medications and
treatment options With Complete
answers
How are Omega3s related to depression? - ✔✔There is so indication that low levels of Omega3s may be
associated with depression
Benefits of Magnesium - ✔✔No connection between Magnesium dosage and antidepressant affect or on
anxiety
May help with restless leg syndrome which results in better sleep
Vitamin D - ✔✔low levels of Vitamin D can contribute to depression
Maintaining adequate levels can decrease the risk of PDD
What ethnic group is at risk of having low Vitamin D levels? - ✔✔African Americans
How does Vitamin D benefit the fetus/infant? - ✔✔supports brain development
Vitamins and Micronutrients - ✔✔can be helpful with prenatal and lactation but does not benefit MH
What are the disadvantages of taking St. John's Wort - ✔✔reduces effectiveness of oral contraceptives
cannot take with antidepressants
many other medications you should not take with
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What are some options for stress reduction? - ✔✔Progressive muscle relaxation
Guided imagery
Mindfulness techniques
Biofeedback
Cultural importance of the placenta - ✔✔Culture bound
Some consider it to be a living being
Proper care & disposal will affect a families' healthy and well-being
Some have a ceremonial burial - tree planting - making a newborn's reconnection back to earth
Aromatherapy - ✔✔Provide needs to have advanced training
Do not ingest
Not a "cure" - only manages symptoms
Can be an adjunct for sleep, pain, mood, and relaxation
Certain scents can be triggering
Bright Light Therapy - ✔✔SAD - fall/winter
Adjunct treatment using 7000-10,000 lux to mimic the sunlight
What do you need to consider when using Bright Light Therapy with a person who has bipolar d/o? -
✔✔Using Bright Light Therapy to treat depression can induce a manic episode
If using Bright Light Therapy with someone who has bipolar depression, what is the best time of day for
them to use the light? - ✔✔Midday
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Placenta encapsulation - ✔✔Process where a whole placenta is transformed into pills that can be taken
postpartum
Does evidence support placenta encapsulation? - ✔✔No there are no benefits
What are the dangers of placenta encapsulation? - ✔✔There are no standards for processing
Late onset infant Group B Strep infection
Reasons individuals engage/use placenta encapsulation? - ✔✔increase energy
improve lactation
decrease the risk of PDD
increase iron stores
Probiotics - ✔✔introducing known microbes back into the body
Lactabacillus mamnosus - ✔✔if used 14-16 week of gestation through 6 months postpartum can result in
decreased depression and anxiety
Lactobacillus reuteri - ✔✔decreased colic in infants and improved symptoms of PPD
Prenatal Acupuncture - ✔✔used for mild or moderate depression
12 sessions over 8 weeks
decrease in depression same as for the control group
Acupuncture - ✔✔Adjunct therapy
inconsistent results on mood or depression
What is acupuncture beneficial in treating - ✔✔pain, nausea, and sleep
Acupuncture and labor/delivery - ✔✔won't induce labor
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
PMH-C Exam medications and
treatment options With Complete
answers
How are Omega3s related to depression? - ✔✔There is so indication that low levels of Omega3s may be
associated with depression
Benefits of Magnesium - ✔✔No connection between Magnesium dosage and antidepressant affect or on
anxiety
May help with restless leg syndrome which results in better sleep
Vitamin D - ✔✔low levels of Vitamin D can contribute to depression
Maintaining adequate levels can decrease the risk of PDD
What ethnic group is at risk of having low Vitamin D levels? - ✔✔African Americans
How does Vitamin D benefit the fetus/infant? - ✔✔supports brain development
Vitamins and Micronutrients - ✔✔can be helpful with prenatal and lactation but does not benefit MH
What are the disadvantages of taking St. John's Wort - ✔✔reduces effectiveness of oral contraceptives
cannot take with antidepressants
many other medications you should not take with
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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What are some options for stress reduction? - ✔✔Progressive muscle relaxation
Guided imagery
Mindfulness techniques
Biofeedback
Cultural importance of the placenta - ✔✔Culture bound
Some consider it to be a living being
Proper care & disposal will affect a families' healthy and well-being
Some have a ceremonial burial - tree planting - making a newborn's reconnection back to earth
Aromatherapy - ✔✔Provide needs to have advanced training
Do not ingest
Not a "cure" - only manages symptoms
Can be an adjunct for sleep, pain, mood, and relaxation
Certain scents can be triggering
Bright Light Therapy - ✔✔SAD - fall/winter
Adjunct treatment using 7000-10,000 lux to mimic the sunlight
What do you need to consider when using Bright Light Therapy with a person who has bipolar d/o? -
✔✔Using Bright Light Therapy to treat depression can induce a manic episode
If using Bright Light Therapy with someone who has bipolar depression, what is the best time of day for
them to use the light? - ✔✔Midday
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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Placenta encapsulation - ✔✔Process where a whole placenta is transformed into pills that can be taken
postpartum
Does evidence support placenta encapsulation? - ✔✔No there are no benefits
What are the dangers of placenta encapsulation? - ✔✔There are no standards for processing
Late onset infant Group B Strep infection
Reasons individuals engage/use placenta encapsulation? - ✔✔increase energy
improve lactation
decrease the risk of PDD
increase iron stores
Probiotics - ✔✔introducing known microbes back into the body
Lactabacillus mamnosus - ✔✔if used 14-16 week of gestation through 6 months postpartum can result in
decreased depression and anxiety
Lactobacillus reuteri - ✔✔decreased colic in infants and improved symptoms of PPD
Prenatal Acupuncture - ✔✔used for mild or moderate depression
12 sessions over 8 weeks
decrease in depression same as for the control group
Acupuncture - ✔✔Adjunct therapy
inconsistent results on mood or depression
What is acupuncture beneficial in treating - ✔✔pain, nausea, and sleep
Acupuncture and labor/delivery - ✔✔won't induce labor
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
