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PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION
(PMH-C) EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
QUESTION: What are some services that Postpartum Support

International (PSI) offers?


Ans: - English & Spanish support

- Connecting to local support volunteers and resources

- "Chat with an Expert" phone forums

- Educational DVDs

- Online support groups

- Professional trainings and conferences



QUESTION: Does the PSI Helpline offer phone or text support?


Ans: Both! At 1-800-944-4773. Remember it is not a crisis hotline.



QUESTION: What is the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline?


Ans: A national hotline for the perinatal population that offers support
24hr/365d. 1-833-TLC-MAMA


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QUESTION: What is the definition of "perinatal"?


Ans: Anytime during pregnancy through the first year postpartum



QUESTION: What percentage of new mothers experience the "baby

blues" in the first few weeks after the baby arrives?


Ans: 80%



QUESTION: When do the baby blues typically peak?


Ans: Day 3-5 after delivery



QUESTION: How long do the baby blues typically last?


Ans: 2 days to 2 weeks after delivery



QUESTION: What are the symptoms of baby blues?




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Ans: - tearfulness

- lability

- reactivity

- exhaustion

- unrelated to stress or prior psychiatric hx



QUESTION: When making a determination between baby blues and

PPD, what should be considered?


Ans: severity, onset, and duration



QUESTION: What is the DSM code for PPD?


Ans: Major Unipolar Depression (with peripartum onset)



QUESTION: What is the DSM criteria for MDD?




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Ans: SIGECAPS

Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same two-
week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the
symptoms is either

0. Depressed mood

1. Sleep issues

2. Interest decreased

3. Guilt/worthlessness/hopelessness

4. Energy decreased

5. Concentration decreased

6. Appetite issues

7. Psychomotor agitation or retardation

8. Suicidality or thoughts of death



QUESTION: What is the prevalence of serious depression or anxiety

developed during the perinatal period (beyond just "baby blues")?


Ans: At least 1 in 7 mothers



QUESTION: What is the prevalence of postpartum psychosis?



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