PMH-C EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Military Stressors - ANS 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
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,Jane Honikman - ANS Founder of PSI
What year was PSI established? - ANS 1987
Louis Victor Marce - ANS French psychiatrist who wrote first treatise on puerperal (about six
weeks after childbirth) mental illness
James A. Hamilton - ANS Father of Postpartum Psychiatric Illness
Wrote book: Postpartum Psychiatric Problems
Founded the Marce Society
Advocate of research, treatment and social support movement
DAD - ANS Depression After Delivery (USA)
APNI - ANS Association for Post Natal Illness (England)
PANDA - ANS Post and Ante Natal Depression Association (Australia)
Postpartum Education for Parents - ANS Postpartum Education for Parents (USA)
Most important part of mental health for women, children, and families - ANS Social support
How many countries does PSI have members in? - ANS Over 40 countries
What percentage of women will experience postpartum depression? - ANS 21%
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,What percentage of pregnant woman will experience moderate to severe symptoms of
depression and/or anxiety? - ANS 20%
What percentage of pregnant women with psychiatric diagnosis were treated? - ANS Less
than 86%
What percentage of women on antidepressants were symptomatic due to suboptimal
treatment? - ANS Over 50%
The perinatal period - ANS The entire time frame from pregnancy through the first year after
giving birth
PMAD - ANS Perinatal Mood (depression and bipolar) Anxiety (GAD, panic, OCD, PTSD)
Disorders
What percentage of pregnancies are unplanned? - ANS 50%
PMDD - ANS Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Sensitive to hormonal changes
Risk factor for PMAD
What disorders classify as a PMAD? - ANS Depression
Anxiety and Panic disorder
OCD
PTSD
Perinatal Bipolar
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, Psychosis
Perinatal depression - ANS 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 - ANS 15.8%
Prevalence for postpartum anxiety - ANS 8% - 20%
PMADs in Fathers - ANS 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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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Military Stressors - ANS 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
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Jane Honikman - ANS Founder of PSI
What year was PSI established? - ANS 1987
Louis Victor Marce - ANS French psychiatrist who wrote first treatise on puerperal (about six
weeks after childbirth) mental illness
James A. Hamilton - ANS Father of Postpartum Psychiatric Illness
Wrote book: Postpartum Psychiatric Problems
Founded the Marce Society
Advocate of research, treatment and social support movement
DAD - ANS Depression After Delivery (USA)
APNI - ANS Association for Post Natal Illness (England)
PANDA - ANS Post and Ante Natal Depression Association (Australia)
Postpartum Education for Parents - ANS Postpartum Education for Parents (USA)
Most important part of mental health for women, children, and families - ANS Social support
How many countries does PSI have members in? - ANS Over 40 countries
What percentage of women will experience postpartum depression? - ANS 21%
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,What percentage of pregnant woman will experience moderate to severe symptoms of
depression and/or anxiety? - ANS 20%
What percentage of pregnant women with psychiatric diagnosis were treated? - ANS Less
than 86%
What percentage of women on antidepressants were symptomatic due to suboptimal
treatment? - ANS Over 50%
The perinatal period - ANS The entire time frame from pregnancy through the first year after
giving birth
PMAD - ANS Perinatal Mood (depression and bipolar) Anxiety (GAD, panic, OCD, PTSD)
Disorders
What percentage of pregnancies are unplanned? - ANS 50%
PMDD - ANS Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Sensitive to hormonal changes
Risk factor for PMAD
What disorders classify as a PMAD? - ANS Depression
Anxiety and Panic disorder
OCD
PTSD
Perinatal Bipolar
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, Psychosis
Perinatal depression - ANS 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 - ANS 15.8%
Prevalence for postpartum anxiety - ANS 8% - 20%
PMADs in Fathers - ANS 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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