PMH-C Exam 2026 | Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Practice Questions & Study Guide

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Project Management for Health Care (PMH-C) – Exam Questions &
Answers – Verified Latest Update – Graded A 2026


Military Stressors - CORRECT 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



QUESTION : Jane Honikman - CORRECT ANSWER Founder of PSI



QUESTION : What year was PSI established? - CORRECT ANSWER 1987




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QUESTION : Louis Victor Marce - CORRECT ANSWER French psychiatrist who wrote
first treatise on puerperal (about six weeks after childbirth) mental illness



QUESTION : James A. Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER Father of Postpartum
Psychiatric Illness
Wrote book: Postpartum Psychiatric Problems
Founded the Marce Society
Advocate of research, treatment and social support movement



QUESTION : DAD - CORRECT ANSWER Depression After Delivery (USA)



QUESTION : APNI - CORRECT ANSWER Association for Post Natal Illness (England)



QUESTION : PANDA - CORRECT ANSWER Post and Ante Natal Depression
Association (Australia)



QUESTION : Postpartum Education for Parents - CORRECT ANSWER Postpartum
Education for Parents (USA)


QUESTION : Most important part of mental health for women, children, and families -
CORRECT ANSWER Social support



QUESTION : How many countries does PSI have members in? - CORRECT ANSWER
Over 40 countries


QUESTION : What percentage of women will experience postpartum depression? -
CORRECT ANSWER 21%




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QUESTION : What percentage of pregnant woman will experience moderate to severe
symptoms of depression and/or anxiety? - CORRECT ANSWER 20%



QUESTION : What percentage of pregnant women with psychiatric diagnosis were treated? -
CORRECT ANSWER Less than 86%



QUESTION : What percentage of women on antidepressants were symptomatic due to
suboptimal treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER Over 50%



QUESTION : The perinatal period - CORRECT ANSWER The entire time frame from
pregnancy through the first year after giving birth



QUESTION : PMAD - CORRECT ANSWER Perinatal Mood (depression and bipolar)
Anxiety (GAD, panic, OCD, PTSD) Disorders



QUESTION : What percentage of pregnancies are unplanned? - CORRECT ANSWER
50%



QUESTION : PMDD - CORRECT ANSWER Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Sensitive to hormonal changes
Risk factor for PMAD



QUESTION : What disorders classify as a PMAD? - CORRECT ANSWER Depression

Anxiety and Panic disorder
OCD
PTSD
Perinatal Bipolar
Psychosis



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QUESTION : Perinatal depression - CORRECT 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



QUESTION : Prevalence for Prenatal anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER 15.8%



QUESTION : Prevalence for postpartum anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER 8% - 20%



QUESTION : PMADs in Fathers - CORRECT ANSWER 1 in 10 men will get
anxiety/depression


Fathers with higher ACE scores reported more pregnancy-related anxiety than did fathers with
lower scores at all time points


Reported more depressive feelings during pregnancy


9.2% had depression prenatally




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