The Role of Social Support in Perinatal Mental Health and Psychosocial Stimulation.

Social support refers to the help someone receives emotionally or instrumentally from their social network. Poor social support in the perinatal period has been associated with increased risk for symptoms of common mental disorders, including depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS), which may impact parenting behavior. Whether social support impacts parenting behaviors, independent of mental health symptomatology, remains unclear.

Screening Accuracy of the Parent-Report Preschool Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Primary Care.

Objective: To evaluate the screening test accuracy and reliability of the parent-report preschool Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (P-SDQ) in primary care settings.

Methods: Children 24 to 48 months were recruited at scheduled primary care visits in Toronto, Canada. Parents completed the P-SDQ at baseline, 2, and 12 weeks.

Understanding the Influence of the Junior Attending Role on Transition to Practice: A Qualitative Study.

Background: The Junior Attending (JA) role is an educational model, commonly implemented in the final years of training, wherein a very senior resident assumes the responsibilities of an attending physician under supervision. However, there is heterogeneity in the model's structure, and data are lacking on how it facilitates transition to independent practice.

Objective: The authors sought to determine the value of the JA role and factors that enabled a successful experience.

Psychotherapy Patients of Psychiatry Residents: A Descriptive Study.

Objective: Psychiatry residents learn psychodynamic psychotherapy for generalizable skills and as a transdiagnostic, long-term treatment indicated for patients with chronic mood, anxiety, or personality disorders. It is unknown how these indications align with actual patients of trainees. The aim of this descriptive study was to define characteristics of outpatients receiving psychodynamic psychotherapy from psychiatry residents.

Integrating Evidence-Supported Psychotherapy Principles in Mental Health Case Management: A Capacity-Building Pilot.

Objectives: Mental health case managers comprise a large workforce who help patients who struggle with complex mental illnesses and unmet needs with respect to the social determinants of health. This mixed-methods capacity-building pilot examined the feasibility, experiences, and outcomes of training community-based mental health case managers to integrate evidence-based psychotherapy principles into their case conceptualization and management practices.

Methods: Case-based, once-weekly, group consultations and training in applied therapeutic principles from mentalizing, interpersonal psychotherapy, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based psychotherapies were provided to case managers over 8 months.