PsychEd Episode 45: Perinatal Psychiatry with Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen
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Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers perinatal psychiatry with Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University and Scientist and Scientist, RI-MUHC, Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience (BRaIN) Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation.
The learning objectives for this episode are as follows:
By the end of this episode, you should be able to…
- Define the field of perinatal psychiatry
- Describe the key issues that should be addressed in pre-conception psychiatric counseling
- Discuss the management approach for prescribing medications during pregnancy
- Recognize the prevalence of mood disorders during the perinatal period
- Recall the diagnostic criteria for postpartum depression
- Consider the risk factors and explanatory models for postpartum depression
- Discuss the use of screening tools for postpartum depression
- Outline the treatment for postpartum depression
- Describe the clinical presentation of postpartum psychosis and recognize the urgency of this condition
- List important risk factors for postpartum psychosis
- Discuss the management for postpartum psychosis
Guest: Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen
Hosts: Nima Nahiddi (PGY4), Audrey Le (PGY1), and Arielle Geist (PGY2)
Produced by: Nima Nahiddi (PGY4), Audrey Le (PGY1), Rebecca Marsh (PGY2) and Arielle Geist (PGY2)
Audio editing by: Audrey Le
Show notes by: Arielle Geist
Interview content:
- Introduction - 00:00
- Learning objectives - 00:43
- Defining the field of perinatal psychiatry - 01:55
- Key issues to address in preconception counseling - 02:50
- Management approach for prescribing medications during pregnancy - 07:00
- Prevalence of mood disorders during the perinatal period - 12:11
- Diagnostic criteria for postpartum depression - 14:05
- Differentiating postpartum psychosis from postpartum depression - 16:52
- Risk factors and explanatory models for postpartum depression - 18:58
- Screening tools for postpartum depression - 20:15
- Treatment for postpartum depression - 22:13
- Pharmacotherapy - 22:20
- Psychotherapy - 27:34
- Clinical presentation of postpartum psychosis - 29:07
- Risk factors for postpartum psychosis - 30:43
- Postpartum psychosis prognosis and impacts on attachment- 32:57
- Management of postpartum psychosis -35:30
- Closing comments - 38:00
Resources:
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