Psychosexual health

Question 1

intimate partner violence

Answer 1

physical- sexual and physical, emotional threats, and psycological / emotional

all types of relationships

M- F violence homicide rates stable, F-male violence homicide rates declining

Mainly middle age females ages 35-49
More Frequently in persons of color but this is due to SES status not race

Question 2

What are perinatal mood disorders

Answer 2

Mood or anxiety symptoms that occur during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum

Postpartum depression is the #1 complication of childbirth, estimates range from affecting 1 in 5 to 1 in 8 women

Untreated mental health issues have negative impact on women infant and family

Question 3

Distinguishing blues from depression

Answer 3

Blues- duration of symptoms <2 weeks, mild symptoms, self-limited , little to no intervention needed

Depression- criteria for major depressive episode need to be met, duration of symptoms>2 weeks, tends to have a longer/later symptoms, severe symptoms: anhedonia, sense of failure, suicidality, psychosis, impacts functioning

past history ppd

Question 4

risk factors for post part

Answer 4

Pre0 existing personal or family mental health history, especially if medication discontinued, lack of or limited social support, low SES, childhood adversity, negative life events, intimate partner violence, unplanned pregnnacy, high risk pregnancy, difficult labor complications (NICU, preterm, birth defect)