FACTS
Major and minor depressive episodes that occur during pregnancy or within 12 months of delivery
What is Perinatal depression?
The presence of this many symptoms is needed to make a diagnosis of PP depression.
What is four?
This percent of women experience PP depression.
What is 15%?
Who is responsible for screenings?
What is the provider and medical assistant.
A treatment option that involves speaking with a behavioral health professional.
What is counseling/psychotherapy.
Feelings of sadness, fear, anger, or nervousness that go away within 2 weeks after delivery.
What is baby blues?
Frequent crying, lack of energy, and difficulty concentrating are examples of this.
What are symptoms of depression?
PP depression can occur as early as this.
What is 2 weeks.
Screening for depression should occur at these time frames.
What is:
14-17 wks
29-32 weeks
After 2 weeks PP
Routine PP exam
Medications that are given to decrease or stop symptoms.
What is Anti-depressants?
A reason/ belief many mothers do not seek treatment.
What is thinking their symptoms are normal?
The duration in time, for which postpartum depression may be diagnosed.
What is 1 year.
Percent of women experiencing baby blues within the first 2 weeks after delivery.
What is 80%?
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale and Generalized Anxiety-7
What are screening tools for depression and anxiety?
An email or information that is put in the after visit summary that a patient may review to find ways to manage her symptoms.
What is a list of resources.
Impacts seen on an infant of a mother suffering from PP depression.
What is emotional and cognitive development delays?
Feelings or voices telling you to hurt yourself or someone else during the PP period.
What is PP Psychosis?
Symptoms of depression lasting longer this warrant seeking help.
What is 2 weeks?
A helpful way for providers and medical assistants to remember when screenings are needed.
What medical assistants should give patients after they screen positive, to help them with understanding and communicating their options to their provider.
What is a decision aid?
What are risk factors?
Action taken when any woman with symptoms of psychosis or with serious suicidal/ homicidal ideation is present.
What is referrred for emergency/ psychiatric evaluation?
0.1% to 0.2% of women will experience this usually within the first 4 weeks following delivery.
What is PP psychosis?
The reason women are thought to be at increased risk for mood disorders.
What is hormonal fluctuations?
You must be reasonably sure a patient does not also have this diagnosis before starting her on an antidepressant because it may increase the likelihood of a manic episode.
What is bipolar disorder?