PSI
International/
Perinatal Psych
Certification
Questions with
Verified Answers
to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing
in every country worldwide. - ✔✔-1. What is the mission of Postpartum Support International
(PSI)?
In the US and Internationally - ✔✔-PSI Support Coordinators are located:
, A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on Wednesdays for moms
and first Mondays for dads. - ✔✔-What is the PSI "Chat with an Expert" and how often is it
held?
1-800-944-4PPD - ✔✔-What is the toll-free "HelpLine" number operated by PSI?
Spanish, English, and others by request - ✔✔-What languages are spoken by PSI HelpLine
volunteers?
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year. - ✔✔-What is the
prevalence of postpartum depression in women, according to research by Kathy Wisner in
2012?
narcolepsy - ✔✔-What was *NOT* a frequent co-occurring disorder with postpartum
depression, according to Kathy Wisner's study?
anxiety, narcolepsy, or bipolar disorders
1:10 - ✔✔-What percentage of fathers experience depression postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics?
Cesarean Birth - ✔✔-Which of the following is *NOT* recognized as a statistically-significant
cause of a perinatal mental health disorder?
thyroid imbalance, stress from living in poverty, cesarean birth
Fatigue - ✔✔-Which if the following is *NOT* considered a recognized perinatal mental health
disorder?
Postpartum Psychosis, Perinatal OCD, Fatigue
Cheryl Beck - ✔✔-Who wrote that "trauma is in the eye of the beholder", regarding birth
trauma?
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme while the low can still be very
'low'. - ✔✔-How do the symptoms of Bipolar Mood Disorder I and Bipolar Mood Disorder II
differ?
in the first two weeks postpartum - ✔✔-What is the most common timeframe for onset of
postpartum psychosis?
Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic and does not include delusional thinking; postpartum psychosis
is ego-syntonic and does include delusional thinking. - ✔✔-Describe how you would
differentiate between symptoms of perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder and postpartum
psychosis?
International/
Perinatal Psych
Certification
Questions with
Verified Answers
to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing
in every country worldwide. - ✔✔-1. What is the mission of Postpartum Support International
(PSI)?
In the US and Internationally - ✔✔-PSI Support Coordinators are located:
, A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on Wednesdays for moms
and first Mondays for dads. - ✔✔-What is the PSI "Chat with an Expert" and how often is it
held?
1-800-944-4PPD - ✔✔-What is the toll-free "HelpLine" number operated by PSI?
Spanish, English, and others by request - ✔✔-What languages are spoken by PSI HelpLine
volunteers?
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year. - ✔✔-What is the
prevalence of postpartum depression in women, according to research by Kathy Wisner in
2012?
narcolepsy - ✔✔-What was *NOT* a frequent co-occurring disorder with postpartum
depression, according to Kathy Wisner's study?
anxiety, narcolepsy, or bipolar disorders
1:10 - ✔✔-What percentage of fathers experience depression postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics?
Cesarean Birth - ✔✔-Which of the following is *NOT* recognized as a statistically-significant
cause of a perinatal mental health disorder?
thyroid imbalance, stress from living in poverty, cesarean birth
Fatigue - ✔✔-Which if the following is *NOT* considered a recognized perinatal mental health
disorder?
Postpartum Psychosis, Perinatal OCD, Fatigue
Cheryl Beck - ✔✔-Who wrote that "trauma is in the eye of the beholder", regarding birth
trauma?
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme while the low can still be very
'low'. - ✔✔-How do the symptoms of Bipolar Mood Disorder I and Bipolar Mood Disorder II
differ?
in the first two weeks postpartum - ✔✔-What is the most common timeframe for onset of
postpartum psychosis?
Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic and does not include delusional thinking; postpartum psychosis
is ego-syntonic and does include delusional thinking. - ✔✔-Describe how you would
differentiate between symptoms of perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder and postpartum
psychosis?
