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dc.contributor.author | Xuereb, Sarah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Felice, Ethel | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-03T08:05:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-03T08:05:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Xuereb, S., & Felice, E. (2020). Perinatal mental health screening trial. Malta Medical School Gazette, 4(1), 50-55. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/60169 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Pregnancy is a time of great joy and happiness but is also a time of great change, where the woman is at increased risk of onset and relapse of mental health disorders. However, unfortunately many patients go undiagnosed. --- Method: A trial for perinatal mental health screening was set up at Mater Dei Hospital. Mothers under the care of four consultant obstetricians were included in the study. All were asked a series of screening questions to assess necessity of referral to mental health services. If positive for one of the questions, a telephone consultation was carried out by one of the perinatal mental health midwives, giving them the necessary information about the mental health services available. The services offer a multidisciplinary approach with perinatal midwives, a specialised psychiatric team, social worker and psychologists. --- Results: A total of 283 mothers were screened. 105 of which were positive for a screening question, requiring mental health services. 8 accepted an office session with the perinatal midwives, and 12 were followed-up up by psychiatric team in the perinatal mental health clinic. --- Conclusion: Previous data at Mater Dei Hospital stated that 3% of all mothers delivering in labour ward were being referred to the perinatal mental health clinic. During this trial 6% of the mothers screened were making use of the service. This points towards ⁓3% of mothers who would otherwise have been suffering in the dark, proving the necessity of a screening program. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta. Medical School | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Pregnant women -- Mental health | en_GB |
dc.subject | Maternal health services -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Postnatal care -- Psychological aspects | en_GB |
dc.subject | Mental health services -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Perinatal mental health screening trial | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
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dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | Malta Medical School Gazette | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | MMSG, Volume 4, Issue 1 MMSG, Volume 4, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacM&SPsy |
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