Title:

Perinatal Mental Health (PMH)

Description:

Training Health Visitors to identify and treating postnatal depression was the focus of a major announcement by the Secretary of State (May 2012), with the DH press release stating "these key healthcare professionals will be able to access new evidence and training so they can identify and support women with postnatal depression". Postpartum depression is currently poorly identified and therefore often untreated, and therefore is a significant area for public health improvement. Training of Health Visitors is an effective intervention to bring about this improvement. The 3 e-learning modules developed by the Institute for Health Visiting, funded by Department of Health look at: Module One – Perinatal depression and other maternal mental health disorders Module Two – How to recognise perinatal anxiety and depression Module Three – Interventions for perinatal anxiety, depression and related disorders The 3 modules include videos, case studies, links to aid learning and questions to test your knowledge of the subjects and reflect on your learning.

Created:

14 May 2014

Last Major Update:

7 May 2020

Keywords:

Perinatal, Mental, Health, ACPCP, perinatal, perinatal mental health, mental health, occupational therapist, discharge, outcomes, interventions, goal setting, assessment tools, referrals, information