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Perinatal Mental Health exam Questions and Answers 2024 Latest Update with Graded A+ Results What is a PMAD? - ANSWER A perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (not just PPD!) Define the perinatal period. - ANSWER Time from conception through 1st year after giving birth. Define the...

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Perinatal Mental Health
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exam Questions and
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Answers 2024 Latest
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Update with Graded A+
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,What is a PMAD? - ANSWER A perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (not just PPD!)

Define the perinatal period. - ANSWER Time from conception through 1st year after
giving birth.

Define the prenatal or antenatal time - ANSWER During pregnancy




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Define the postpartum or postnatal time - ANSWER 1st year after giving birth




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What does PMAD mean? - ANSWER Perinatal mood (depression, bipolar,
psychosis) anxiety (ocd, panic, had, ptsd) disorders (impact daily functioning).




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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? - ANSWER
400,000...making perinatal depression the most under diagnosed obstetric complication
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in America

PMADs can affect... - ANSWER Anyone!
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They do not discriminate. Can affect anyone. Socioeconomic status is NOT protective
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_ in _ women are affected by perinatal depression - ANSWER 1 in 7 women
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Percentage of pregnancy induced HTN vs pre-eclampsia vs gestational diabetes vs
PMADs? - ANSWER 6-8% PIH, 6-8% pre-eclampsia, 6% gestational diabetes, 21%
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PMADs
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_ in _ men are affected by perinatal depression - ANSWER 1 in 10 men

Risks of untreated PMADs - 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? - ANSWER 50%

,Not all pregnancies are planned, wanted. Not all pregnancies end with a health baby or
fulfillment.

Etiology of PPD? - 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 - ANSWER -in some cultures mothers may not feel
safe to express needs or seek help.




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-may report symptoms differently based on culture




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What did the landmark study on PPD show? - ANSWER 22% of women had
depression during first year postpartum: 26% started before pregnancy, 33% during
pregnancy, 40% during postpartum




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Of the 22% of postpartum mothers - ANSWER 68% had unipolar depression

66% had MDD or combo with GAD
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22% bipolar depression

19% had thoughts of harming selves
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Prenatal depression relapse rate with meds and without meds - ANSWER 26% who
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continued meds relapsed during pregnancy while 68% who stopped meds relapsed

Higher relapse rate if you DC meds
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Percent of fathers with PPD? - ANSWER 10%
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Depression in men: timing, symptoms - ANSWER Peaks at 3-6 months postpartum
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May not be sad "masked" and irritable, aggressive, hostile, acting out, checked out,
distractions

Do men seek help for their depression? - ANSWER Not often. Only 3% sought help.

Men are likely to under report symptoms

, Single mothers vs single fathers - ANSWER Single mothers: higher risk of
maltreatment. Twice as likely than mothers with partners to have depression.


Single fathers: have 3 times mortality rate than single mothers or partnered parents.

Trans gestational parents - ANSWER Needs research to determine prevalence.
Baseline depression and anxiety higher than adult average already.




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Other people at risk - ANSWER Non-gestational parents also at risk for PMADs.




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Pregnancy VS Depression - ANSWER Pregnancy-tearful, labor. No change in self
esteem. Sleep disrupted due to bladder. No SI. Tire but rest restores, appropriate worry,
joy, increase appetite




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Depression: irritable, gloom, rage, low self esteem/guilt. Sleep changes, SI. Fatigue and
no restoration of rest. Anhedonia

Characteristics of baby blues - ANSWER 60-80% new moms affected
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Due to hormone fluctuation/sleep deprivation
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Lasts 2 days-2 weeks. Peaks 3-5 d.
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Symptoms of baby blues - ANSWER Tearfulness, liability, exhaustion

Predominately happy, self esteem unchanged
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Unrelated to stress or prior psych history
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Consider timing, onset, severity, duration, chronicity when differentiation between PPD
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and baby blues

Major unipolar depression with peripartum onset DSM criteria - ANSWER 5 or more
symptoms present for at least 2 weeks

Depressed mood most of day
Loss of interest/joy
Weight change or appetite disturbance
Sleep disturbance

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