Abstract
Perinatal anxiety and depression constitute one of the long term major public health issues in Australia and for too long they has been bundled under the over-arching term of 'postnatal depression'. However, the generation, funding, and implementation of the National Perinatal Depression Plan (NPDP) (Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2008), across all Australian States and Territories, are proving to be wide-reaching and influential. Not only does the NDPD move from the umbrella term of 'postnatal depression' to establish the reality of perinatal anxiety and depression which women can experience from conception to the first year of the infant's life but also all States and Territories have made Individual Investment Plans for the implementation of the NPDP. In these Investment Plans, each State and Territory will address the following three major goals of the NPDP differently and mainly within a primary health care setting: (1) Psychosocial assessment in addition to screening of women antenatally and postnatally; (2) Education of health professionals about the complexity of perinatal depression and the need for early assessment and intervention; (3) Development of quality pathways of care for follow-up supp...Continue Reading
Citations
May 17, 2011·Maternal and Child Health Journal·Catherine R ChittleboroughJohn W Lynch
Jan 4, 2003·International Journal of Mental Health Nursing·Garry McLoughlin
Apr 22, 2014·Maternal and Child Health Journal·Shahirose Premji
Apr 29, 2014·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Karen Anne MyorsMichelle Cleary
Aug 1, 2015·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·Amie J M Hanlon, Michael M Beckmann
Apr 24, 2016·Midwifery·Andee AgiusJudith Rankin
Mar 1, 2012·Journal of Advanced Nursing·W H Hui ChoiCecilia L W Chan
Aug 12, 2015·BMC Health Services Research·Karen A MyorsVirginia Schmied
Oct 15, 2013·Journal of Affective Disorders·Karen WynterJane Fisher
Feb 14, 2014·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Dawn KingstonGerri Lasiuk
Jan 1, 2013·Contemporary Nurse·Lynore K GeiaTamara Power
Oct 25, 2011·Patient Education and Counseling·Marilyn EvansLaurie Hume-Loveland
Dec 19, 2013·Birth·Nicole ReillyMarie-Paule Austin
Jan 12, 2016·Disability and Rehabilitation·Charlotte ChruzanderSverker Johansson
Feb 10, 2016·Systematic Reviews·Eleanor JonesCarole Cummins
Jan 31, 2019·BMC Psychiatry·Nathan WilsonBei Bei
Feb 1, 2013·Child and Adolescent Mental Health·Karen A MyorsMichelle Cleary
May 26, 2017·International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being·Charlotte YtterbergKristina Gottberg
Oct 10, 2020·Primary Health Care Research & Development·Ashvanthi Nadira SriranjanSophie Park
May 4, 2021·Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology·Grace Lim