scholarly journals Perinatal mental health around the world: priorities for research and service development in the USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Crystal Edler Schiller ◽  
Matthew J. Cohen ◽  
Michael W. O'Hara
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Personalised Medicine ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Federal Research Funding ◽  
Federal Research ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Health Field

The perinatal mental health field is growing rapidly, which has yielded innovations in both prevention and treatment. To realise the potential of these innovations to transform clinical practice, further investment in research and clinical service development is required. Clinical services must be expanded by providing increased access to specialty care and education for front-line clinicians. Research is needed to develop a personalised medicine approach to understanding the complex aetiologies of perinatal depression and optimising treatments to promote both remission and long-term recovery. Such initiatives will require policies to prioritise federal research funding and healthcare coverage for perinatal depression.

scholarly journals Perinatal mental health around the world: priorities for research and service development in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitta Wickberg ◽  
Marie Bendix ◽  
Margareta Blomdahl Wetterholm ◽  
Alkistis Skalkidou
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

Sweden has a unique opportunity to identify and follow up women presenting with, or at risk for, perinatal mental health problems and disorders because universal screening programmes are provided by its primary healthcare system. Although they are implemented across almost the entire population, screening programmes are not necessarily leading to effective interventions because the multidisciplinary perinatal mental healthcare teams that provide for the assessment and treatment of moderate to severe disorders are very few in number and must be increased. In particular, efforts to reach immigrant parents must be intensified to achieve equal quality of care for all.

A meta-analysis examining the association between maternal perfectionism and perinatal depression and anxiety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Evans ◽  
Jana Kreppner ◽  
Peter J Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Prior Review ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties

Background: Perfectionism is an important feature of adult psychopathology. In the absence of a prior review of the role of perfectionism in perinatal psychopathology, we aimed to ascertain whether perfectionism was associated with symptoms of maternal perinatal depression and anxiety. Method: We followed PRISMA guidance (PROSPERO: 42019143369 ), estimated weighted effect sizes and tested possible moderators: timing (pre or post- natal), scales used to measure constructs, infant gender, temperament and age; and rated study quality. Results: 14 studies met eligibility criteria. Perfectionism as a whole, and the perfectionistic concerns dimension, were moderately correlated with common maternal perinatal mental health difficulties r= 0.32 (95% Confidence Interval = 0.23 to 0.41). In sub-group analyses, perfectionistic concerns were associated with depression (r=.35, 95% CI = 0.26 – 0.43). We found no evidence of significant moderation of associations. Limitations: Included studies had methodological and conceptual limitations. Studies inconsistently examined both perfectionistic concerns and strivings, nor anxiety as well as depression. Conclusions: Perfectionism, especially perfectionistic concerns, appears to be an important feature of common maternal perinatal mental health problems. While further research is warranted, screening and identification of perfectionism in the perinatal period may help focus resources for intervention, reducing the prevalence of perinatal mental health difficulties.

Perinatal Psychiatry

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Neural Substrates ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Puerperal Psychosis ◽  
Perinatal Psychiatry ◽  
History Of

Mental health problems during and immediately after pregnancy are a major concern across the world. As well as affecting the health of the mother, they can have significant, harmful, and long term effects on the infant if not dealt with effectively. Perinatal Psychiatry honors the work of Channi Kumar, one of the seminal figures in the history of perinatal psychiatry, and presents a comprehensive multidisciplinary review of the field. Bringing together the leading researchers in the area, it covers the causes of perinatal mental health problems, the biology of perinatal depression and its more extreme form, puerperal psychosis, as well as psychosocial and psychological interventions, hormonal and neural substrates of perinatal depression, and risk factors and epidemiology.

scholarly journals Perinatal mental health around the world: a new thematic series

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
John Cox
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Mental Health Field ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Field

International multiprofessional teams in primary and secondary care have much to teach psychiatrists, researchers and service planners about the perinatal mental health field. This editorial introduces a new series of papers in BJPsych International on perinatal mental health around the world.

scholarly journals Perinatal mental health around the world: priorities for research and service development in Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Grussu ◽  
Ilaria Lega ◽  
Rosa Maria Quatraro ◽  
Serena Donati
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Population Based ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Service Development

In Italy, most studies on perinatal mental health and initiatives aimed at improving the early detection and management of perinatal mental disorders have been carried out at the local level. National population-based studies are lacking. A study of pregnant women, recruited and diagnosed by a university hospital, found a 12.4% prevalence of minor and major depression during pregnancy, and a prevalence of 9.6% in the postpartum period. In a population-based surveillance system, covering 77% of national births, suicide was identified to be one of the main causes of maternal death within the first year after birth, yet half of those who were known to have a high suicide risk during the postpartum period had not been referred to a mental health service. The value of recognising depressive or anxiety symptoms early, during pregnancy, has been emphasised by recent research and should be linked to multi-professional psychosocial interventions. Since 2017, the Italian public primary care services that are dedicated to pregnancy assistance (Family Care Centres) have been tasked to provide free psychological assessment to pregnant and postpartum women. Action is now needed in order to improve access to Italian Family Care Centres for pregnant women and to develop an integrated care model involving obstetric and mental health services.

Paternal Perinatal Mental Health: At-Risk Fathers’ Perceptions of Help-Seeking and Screening

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Schuppan ◽  
Rachel Roberts ◽  
Rosalind Powrie
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Routine Screening ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Care Services

Given the prevalence of paternal perinatal mental health concerns, researchers have suggested introducing routine screening. However, little is known about the acceptability of perinatal screening measures in male populations. Furthermore, the need for screening is influenced by men’s perinatal help-seeking behaviors. A thematic analysis of interview data from nine men at risk of paternal perinatal depression and/or anxiety investigated both acceptability of screening and help-seeking behaviors. Themes indicate that routine screening is desired, but acceptability is influenced by perceptions of its intention and possible outcomes. Findings also suggest that barriers to men’s perinatal help-seeking are likely to be minimized by increased awareness and normalization. Future research and clinical practice should account for complexities raised by men’s perceptions of health care services.

scholarly journals Perinatal mental health around the world: priorities for research and service development in The Netherlands

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Iris Leppers ◽  
Cornelis Pieter Matthijs Veth ◽  
Dieuwertje Anna de Waardt ◽  
Hanneke Migchels ◽  
Maria Johanna Traa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Pregnancy Care ◽  
Daily Care ◽  
Unique System ◽  
Healthcare Work

The Netherlands has an unique system of perinatal and postpartum healthcare. Pregnancy care is delivered predominantly by primary care midwives and childbirth services predominantly involve hospital care. The first week postpartum, all women receive daily care from maternity nurses. In addition, hospitals and out-patient clinics offer perinatal mental healthcare. More specifically, ‘POP care’ (psychiatry, obstetrics and paediatrics) was developed to promote multidisciplinary collaboration in this regard. Although clinical practices and government initiatives to improve pregnancy-related mental healthcare work well, they have yet to be fully described and evaluated. The current COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on health services and perinatal mental health.

scholarly journals Perinatal mental health around the world: priorities for research and service development in Norway

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Magnhild Singstad Høivik ◽  
Malin Eberhard-Gran ◽  
Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang ◽  
Signe Karen Dørheim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Service Development ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Systematic Screening ◽  
Treatment Pathways ◽  
Perinatal Psychiatry ◽  
Welfare Systems

Despite the country's generous social welfare systems, perinatal mental health problems are prevalent in Norway. National guidelines recommend that health services identify women with perinatal mental conditions, but systematic screening and clear treatment pathways are not nationally endorsed, neither are recommendations for evaluating and treating possible parent–infant interaction difficulties of affected mothers. There are no subspecialties in perinatal psychiatry or psychology, hence healthcare personnel often lack expertise about perinatal mental health. To safeguard the mental health of infants and parents, we need to establish systematic communication between primary healthcare professionals, as well as between primary- and secondary-level professionals.

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