PSI Exam: Overview Material from the Manual 2024 Questions And Answers

PSI Mission Statement - ANS - To promote awareness, prevention, and treatment of parental mental health issues related to childbearing in every community worldwide. What is the time frame of the perinatal period? - ANS - From conception through the first year after giving birth. PPD changed to what? - ANS - PMAD (perinatal mood anxiety disorders). When can PMADs affect people? - ANS - At any time during their lives. However, there is an increased risk during the perinatal period and symptoms can have a unique presentation. Approximately how many infants are born to mothers who are depressed every year? - ANS - Approx. more than 400,000. What is the most under diagnosed OB complication in America? - ANS - Perinatal depression Can PMADS impact anyone? - ANS - Yes. They do not discriminate. Is money/SES a protective factor for PMADS? - ANS - NO What is the prevalence of PMADS? - ANS - 1 out of 7 women; - 1 out of 10 men Regarding Prenatal Screening, what are common maternal health screenings - ANS 1. Gestational hypertension 2. Pre eclampsia 3. Gestational diabetes 4. PMADS What is the prenatal screening percentage for gestational hypertension? - ANS - 6-8% What is the prenatal screening for pre eclampsia? - ANS - 6-8% What is the prenatal screening for gestational diabetes? - ANS - 6% What is the prenatal screening for PMADS? - ANS - 21% PSI Memorial Quilt - ANS - Beginning in 2002, this project honored the memory of women and children who died as a result of postpartum mood disorder. What is the cost of untreated PMADs? - ANS - PPD leads to increased costs of medical care, inappropriate medical care, child abuse and neglect, discontinuation of breastfeeding, family dysfunction, and adversely affects early brain development.