Dear Colleague,
With great pleasure we are announcing the availability of a new educational activity on MedEdPPD.org, The Pittsburgh Training Program for Perinatal Depression Screening. This activity, adapted from a live, full day, interactive training program conducted in partnership with MedEdPPD on June 4, 2010 by Dr. Katherine Wisner at Women’s Behavioral HealthCARE, Pittsburgh, PA., includes 6 training sessions based on a comprehensive depression management model developed by Dr. Laura Miller, Director of Women's Mental Health Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals, Harvard University. Each interactive steps of the model are presented and discussed by a panel of faculty consultants and recognized leaders in the field. This educational activity, both the original live event and this web-based adaptation, has been made available through the generous support provided by the Staunton Farm Foundation.
Topics include:
- Perinatal Depression: Detection and Screening
- Screening for and Diagnosis of Perinatal Disorders
- Overcoming Barriers to Treatment Engagement for Low Income Populations
- Iterative Steps in a Comprehensive Program Model: Program & Treatment Overviews
- Symptom Improvement; Improved Outcomes for Perinatal Depression.
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Medical
Updates
Unipolar depression during pregnancy: nonpharmacologic treatment options.
Tjoa C, Pare E, Kim DR. Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2010 Jul;6(4):565-76, [Epub ahead of print]
Depression during pregnancy can negatively affect maternal and fetal health. Some women will choose not to take psychotropic medications during pregnancy. This article reviews alternatives to pharmacologic treatments for women suffering from unipolar depression during pregnancy, focusing on exercise therapy, phototherapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and acupuncture.
Preconception Planning to Reduce the Risk of Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Orit Avni-Barron; Kelly Hoagland; Christina Ford; Laura J Miller,
Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2010;5(4):421-435.
Women who have depressive and anxiety disorders are at a high risk for recurrence or exacerbation of their psychiatric symptoms during pregnancy and/or postpartum.
Personality traits assessed by the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) as part of the perinatal depression screening program.
Podolska MZ, Bidzan M, Majkowicz M, Podolski J, Sipak-Szmigiel O, Ronin-Walknowska E.
Med Sci Monit. 2010 Aug 7;16(9):PH77-81.
Researchers concluded that although there are means of assessing depression status in the postpartum, a new measure is required in order to assess maternal functioning.
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Congratulations to Katherine Stone, Postpartum Progress
psychcentral.com, Aug 9, 2010
Katherine Stone, the author of the wonderful Postpartum Progress blog, won the First Annual Bloganthropy Award at the BlogHer 10 event in NYC this past weekend. It’s an award focused on making a difference through social media.
Sad mothers may have small babies
UPI.com, Aug. 30, 2010
Researchers in Sweden and Bangladesh have linked depression and anxiety during pregnancy to low birth weight.
Patrick signs bill to help new mothers
Boston.com, August 21, 2010
Governor Deval Patrick has signed a bill designed to help new mothers struggling with postpartum depression. The law requires health insurers to submit annual reports on their efforts to screen for postpartum depression.
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Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: Getting Your Patients the Emotional Help They Need
When: September 25
Where: La Jolla, CA
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses 2010 Convention
When: September 25-29
Where: Las Vegas, NV
PSI Annual Conference 2010
When: October 27-30
Where: Pittsburgh, PA
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PND Training
Training in Postnatal Depression & Perinatal Mental Health Issues (UK).
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International (PSI) is an international network which focuses on postpartum mental health and social support.
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