PSI International Graded A+
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
1. Mission: - ️ To promote awareness, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues related to
childbearing in every country worldwide.
2. Support Coordinator Locations: - ️ In the US and internationally.
3. "Cha...
- ✔️ To promote awareness, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues related to
childbearing in every country worldwide.
2. Support Coordinator Locations:
- ✔️ In the US and internationally.
3. "Chat with an Expert" Program:
- ✔️ A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider, held on Wednesdays for moms
and the first Mondays for dads.
4. HelpLine:
- ✔️ The toll-free HelpLine number operated by PSI is 1-800-944-4PPD.
- ✔️ Languages spoken by HelpLine volunteers: Spanish, English, and others by request.
Prevalence and Disorders:
5. Prevalence of Postpartum Depression:
- ✔️ According to research by Kathy Wisner in 2012, the prevalence is 1:7 in the first three months
and 1:5 when subjects are followed for the first year.
6. Co-Occurring Disorders:
- ✔️ According to Kathy Wisner's study, narcolepsy was not a frequent co-occurring disorder with
postpartum depression.
7. Fathers’ Depression Rates:
- ✔️ According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1:10 fathers experience postpartum
depression.
, 8. Causes of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders:
- ✔️ Cesarean birth is not recognized as a statistically significant cause of a perinatal mental health
disorder.
9. Recognized Perinatal Mental Health Disorders:
- ✔️ Fatigue is not considered a recognized perinatal mental health disorder.
Theoretical Contributions:
10. Quote about Birth Trauma:
- ✔️ "Trauma is in the eye of the beholder" was written by Cheryl Beck.
Mood Disorders:
11. Bipolar Mood Disorders Comparison:
- ✔️ In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as high or extreme while the low can still be very
low.
12. Onset of Postpartum Psychosis:
- ✔️ The most common timeframe for onset is in the first two weeks postpartum.
13. Differentiating Disorders:
- ✔️ Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic and does not include delusional thinking; postpartum psychosis is
ego-syntonic and does include delusional thinking.
Risk Factors and Barriers:
14. Evidence-Based Risk Factors for Development of PMDs:
- ✔️ A first-time parent is not considered an evidence-based risk factor for development of perinatal
mood disorders.
15. Barriers to Screening for PMADs:
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