Perinatal Mental Health Latest Exam Questions With Verified Answers 2024|2025

Perinatal Mental Health Latest Exam Questions With Verified Answers 2024|2025 What is a PMAD? Correct Answer: A perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (not just PPD!) Define the perinatal period. Correct Answer: Time from conception through 1st year after giving birth. Define the prenatal or antenatal time Correct Answer: During pregnancy Define the postpartum or postnatal time Correct Answer: 1st year after giving birth What does PMAD mean? Correct Answer: Perinatal mood (depression, bipolar, psychosis) anxiety (ocd, panic, had, ptsd) disorders (impact daily functioning). Can occur at anytime in life but increased risk in perinatal period and symptoms have unique presentation. How many infants annually are born to depressed mothers? Correct Answer: 400,000...making perinatal depression the most under diagnosed obstetric complication in America PMADs can affect... Correct Answer: Anyone! They do not discriminate. Can affect anyone. Socioeconomic status is NOT protective _ in _ women are affected by perinatal depression Correct Answer: 1 in 7 women Percentage of pregnancy induced HTN vs pre-eclampsia vs gestational diabetes vs PMADs? Correct Answer: 6-8% PIH, 6-8% pre-eclampsia, 6% gestational diabetes, 21% PMADs _ in _ men are affected by perinatal depression Correct Answer: 1 in 10 men Risks of untreated PMADs Correct Answer: Relationship problems, poor adherence to medical care, exacerbation of chronic medical issues, loss of financial resources, disability, child neglect/abuse, developmental delays, tobacco/alcohol, drug use, Suicide, homicide How many pregnancies are unplanned? Correct Answer: 50% Not all pregnancies are planned, wanted. Not all pregnancies end with a health baby or fulfillment. Etiology of PPD? Correct Answer: Genetic predisposition, biological sensitivity to hormonal changes, social/environmental (Hx of trauma or poor social support), psychological (relationship with own mom, self image/perfectionism) Cultural considerations of ppd Correct Answer: -in some cultures mothers may not feel safe to express needs or seek help.