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- - Parental mental health is considered crucial for the well-being of both parents and infants, acting as a "sixth vital sign" that should be prioritized in clinical settings.
- - Despite existing guidelines for the screening and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), these practices are often inconsistently implemented and tend to offer limited support.
- - The article discusses the negative impacts of PMADs on families and suggests quality improvement strategies to enhance screening and treatment referral processes for affected parents.
Article Abstract
Parental mental health is an essential sixth vital sign that, when taken into consideration, allows clinicians to improve clinical outcomes for both parents and infants. Although standards exist for screening, referral, and treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), they are not reliably done in practice, and even when addressed, interventions are often minimal in scope. Quality improvement methodology can accelerate the implementation of interventions to address PMADs, but hurdles exist, and systems are not well designed, particularly in pediatric inpatient facilities. In this article, we review the effect of PMADs on parents and their infants and identify quality improvement interventions that can increase screening and referral to treatment of parents experiencing PMADs.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semperi.2024.151906 | DOI Listing |
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