According to research children of mother's with depression has
lower scores in Correct Answers IQ, motor, language, and
mental development
An infant of a depressed mother may have what negative
outcomes? Correct Answers insecure attachment, negative
affect, and dysregulated attention and arousal
anxious mothers tend to exhibit these behaviors Correct
Answers overcontrolling, overprotective, and less permissive to
their children's freedom
Are suicide attempts higher in depression or bipolar Correct
Answers bipolar
biology of pregnancy related depression Correct Answers
increased stress hormones, decreased fetal blood flow, low
maternal dopamine and serotonin
Bipolar depression symptoms often include___ when compared
to post partum depression Correct Answers less anger, less
self-rated emotion, and more animation
Children of anxious moms then to be Correct Answers
ANXIOUS, fearful and avoidant
Children of depressed mothers are at a ____% increased risk of
MH issues Correct Answers 41-77% 2-5 fold increase
, If a mother endures prenatal distress or is emotionally
unavailable during the post-partum period if can effect the
babies Correct Answers emotional, behavioral, and social
functioning
IPSRT (interpersonal and social rhythm therapy) Correct
Answers encourages patients to stabilize daily and nightly
routines to prevent the emergence of clinically significant
symptoms
Lithium warnings in delivery and postpartum Correct Answers
Lithium should be held 48hrs prior to delivery secondary to the
rapid fluid loss resulting in lithium toxicity
postpartum shift in clearance rates therefore lithium levels need
to be monitored closely.
maternal anxiety is associated with internalizing or externalizing
symptoms in children Correct Answers internalizing
Mood stabilizers safer, moderately safe, and possibly hazardous
in breast milk Correct Answers safer- valproate,
carbamazepine, olanzapine
moderately safe- lamictal, Risperdal, abilify, clozapine
possibly hazardous-seroquel and geodon
most common psychosocial risk factors within mothers with
unsettled infants Correct Answers high trait anxiety
past mental health problems