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The state of being diseased or unhealthy within a population
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A relatively mild personality disorder
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Occurrence at any given time
Down
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A word used to describe mental health prob- lems that stops the person from thinking clearly, telling the difference between reality
Lack of order or regular arrangement
The period surrounding birth
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Where a person hears, sees (and in some cases smells) things that are not really there; a common hallucination is when people hear voices in their
and their imagination, and acting in a normal way.
A false belief or opinion
The medical specialty devoted to the study,
9.
A syndrome which is a serious perinatal diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health issue, with medically unex- mental disorders plained symptoms
9.
A syndrome which is a serious perinatal diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health issue, with medically unex- mental disorders plained symptoms
The act of intentionally ending your life
Aspects or things relating to the mind
Find out more
Below is a list of things you can find out about to enhance your knowledge of the issues and topics covered in this chapter. Make notes using the chapter content, the references and further reading identified, local policies and guidelines and discussions with colleagues.
Find out more
Below is a list of things you can find out about to enhance your knowledge of the issues and topics covered in this chapter. Make notes using the chapter content, the references and further reading identified, local policies and guidelines and discussions with colleagues.
Read the Guidelines for Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health (NICE 2007).
Find out what screening tools are used to assess perinatal mental health in the clinical area.
Consider what might affect a woman’s mood in pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Map out an ideal service model for perinatal mental health for women with existing mental health problems andwomen who develop psychological mental health problems in pregnancy.Consider the following:
Referral processes
Management guidelines
Pathways of care
Initial care
Defined roles of staff
Communication networks, systems and methods
Services and access.
What voluntary organisations offer support to women with mental health illness?
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Glossary of terms
Affect
Refers to the experience of feeling or emotion
AND
Antenatal depression
BPD
Bipolar disorder
CEMACH
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
CEMD
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths
CMACE
Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries
Co-morbid
A medical condition that co-occurs with another
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