NR606/ NR 606 Week 2 Exam
Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric Mental Health II
Expected Questions and Verified
1. What percentage of women experience depression during
the perinatal period?
Ans>> Nearly 20%.
2. When can symptoms of MMHDs emerge?
Ans>> Before pregnancy, during pregnan- cy, or in the first postpartum year.
3. What is the leading cause of death in the postpartum period?
Ans>> Maternal suicide.
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,4. What is the prevalence of perinatal maternal deaths related to substanc
abuse?
Ans>> Almost as common as suicide.
5. What are the adverse effects of untreated MMHDs on offspring?
Ans>> Attachment disorders, cognitive and developmental disorders, relationship strain.
6. Who else can experience mood changes during the perinatal period?
Ans>> Fa- thers, partners, adoptive parents, and other family members.
7. What are some impacts of untreated MMHDs on the mother?
Ans>> Poor nutrition, substance use, abuse, less responsiveness to baby, fewer positive
interactions, breastfeeding challenges, questioning competence as mothers.
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, 8. What are some impacts of untreated MMHDs on the child?
Ans>> Low birth weight, small head size, pre-term birth, longer stay in NICU, excessive
crying, impaired parent-child interactions, social-emotional, cognitive, language, motor,
and adaptive behavior development.
9. Why were women with symptoms of depression often not
screened or treated?
Ans>> Symptoms were dismissed or minimized by healthcare providers.
10.What are some perinatal mental health disorders?
Ans>> Depression, bipolar II disorder, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, psychosis.
11.What is the range of symptom severity for perinatal mental health
disor- ders?
Ans>> Mild to severe.
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Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric Mental Health II
Expected Questions and Verified
1. What percentage of women experience depression during
the perinatal period?
Ans>> Nearly 20%.
2. When can symptoms of MMHDs emerge?
Ans>> Before pregnancy, during pregnan- cy, or in the first postpartum year.
3. What is the leading cause of death in the postpartum period?
Ans>> Maternal suicide.
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,4. What is the prevalence of perinatal maternal deaths related to substanc
abuse?
Ans>> Almost as common as suicide.
5. What are the adverse effects of untreated MMHDs on offspring?
Ans>> Attachment disorders, cognitive and developmental disorders, relationship strain.
6. Who else can experience mood changes during the perinatal period?
Ans>> Fa- thers, partners, adoptive parents, and other family members.
7. What are some impacts of untreated MMHDs on the mother?
Ans>> Poor nutrition, substance use, abuse, less responsiveness to baby, fewer positive
interactions, breastfeeding challenges, questioning competence as mothers.
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, 8. What are some impacts of untreated MMHDs on the child?
Ans>> Low birth weight, small head size, pre-term birth, longer stay in NICU, excessive
crying, impaired parent-child interactions, social-emotional, cognitive, language, motor,
and adaptive behavior development.
9. Why were women with symptoms of depression often not
screened or treated?
Ans>> Symptoms were dismissed or minimized by healthcare providers.
10.What are some perinatal mental health disorders?
Ans>> Depression, bipolar II disorder, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, psychosis.
11.What is the range of symptom severity for perinatal mental health
disor- ders?
Ans>> Mild to severe.
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